Windows 10: Windows 10 Preview: Prepare 7 or 8.1 with official tools

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Windows Technical Preview

Good Day! Will I have a free upgrade when I am using currently the Tech preview? Or does it have to be 8.1 or 7? (Using Tech Preview as day to day OS , Uninstalled 8.1)

When Windows 10 is released officially, Will Windows Tech Preview end?

Preview Build 10130

 

Windows 10 Tech Preview to Windows 10 Offical.

Hello so i have been running the windows 10 technical preview for some time now and since windows 10's official release i have seen no way to upgrade from the technical preview to the official version of windows.

I know that you needed a windows 7 or windows 8.1 PC to get the upgrade but have i now lost my chance from using the technical preview and will i now have to reinstall windows 8.1 to then upgrade to windows 10, it just seems like so much work all because
i install the preview?

Also if i get the official windows 10 upgrade ISO will i then have to buy a key or will my windows 8.1 key work?

 

Did anyone run this tool?
Besides the possibility of ISO's being available immediately in January, I'm wondering what your options will be when that preview expires;
- revert to your previous OS,
- upgrade and install,
- upgrade and create media,
- fork over your credit card!?!? *Wink

 

Nope not yet
The plan is to upgrade 8 to 10 but will probably wait to see if pricing is different which it most likely will be as a in place upgrade rather than a solo iso
But yea I will closely read the terms *Smile

 

Hi there

I hope people saved their old OS's before installing W10 -- that way at least if you don't like W10 or don't want to pay for whatever the upgrade costs you can revert.

I think there is likely to be another (at least) build before the expiry of this one so one might well get a few months extra to try it. Remember build 9789 is NOT a finished build yet (or even an RC - Release Candidate - although it looks as if it's doing quite well in this statege of its development.

Cheers
jimbo

 

It would be nice to use a prior os's activation key instead of a in place upgrade install,
Then we who don't care about the prior os can do a clean install without a whole lot of hassle or unneeded wasted disk space *Smile

 

Apparently all the 'tool' does is create a Registry entry that makes the Store alert you when the 'upgrade'(?) is available to download,
but one site mentioned that would happen in January, so, I'm not sure if that's a mistake or not.

 

Microsoft to offer January's Windows 10 Tech Preview via Windows Update - Neowin

 

Bring out the big guns in a live stream *Zip