Windows 10: Win9 Build 6.4.9830 Ready

As far as I know there are no in the wild offerings on W9 yet it seems that M$ has found a way to shut the door on leaks.

 

Thanks labeeman, I thought with all the sightings or some such there would have been one somewhere or the other. Maybe best that there isn't. It just take all the fun out of things. I remember back in the day waiting for 7 and then 8.... rumours galore, etc. It was exciting and everybody shared links etc.

 

There is an easy way around your problem. Install it under VMware Player or on a USB3 flash drive. Then it does not interfere with your current installation.

 

Apparently each individual copy for testers has a unique id so it can be identified if leaked. So while they can tell us about it, they can't leak the actual build.

 

More's the pity. ;(

 

Echrada, be very very careful with versions of software that hasn't been released yet. Conmen and hackers routinely prey on people who'll download software that's not really out there from unidentified sources.

 

It's not a good idea to install a beta OS over a main OS you are using. You may wanna grap any cheap hard drives you can find and install the Win 9 preview separately.

 

Thanks but do not be concerned for me as I do not download from torrents! I have subs to legal downloads i.e. MSDN etc.

 

Why not simply go with a dual boot? Just put Win 9 Preview on another partition and you should be safe.

 

I'm certainly going to dual boot 9 and 8.1.1 with separate hard disks

 

Hi

"If the Windows 9 preview doesn't come with a System Restore capability to go back to 8.1, I won't be able to risk installing it. I can't be without a working computer. *Sad"

Make a system image of your hard drive using a program like Paragon Backup and Restore or EaseUS, TODO backup.
That's how I recovered Windows 8 when Windows 8.1 didn't work on my computer.

It's only a half hour to an hour to be back up and running just like it was to start with.

I plan on dual booting the Windows 9 install with Windows 8 to try it without risking my normal setup.

Mike

 

Pretty much the way I've always done it. Never had a single problem with the install itself, even back in the old Longhorn days lol