Windows 10: Windows Insider Program Now Open For Registration

[agtsmith]

Is there anything special I need to do in Virtual Box to run this? Maybe my VB install is old, but I mount the ISO and it shows the little loading screen but then promptly blue screens the VM.

Same here. Using VirtualBox 4.3.6, 1.5GB RAM, 25GB VDI, guest OS Windows 8.1, VT-x supposedly enabled (at least that's what VB says and Intel Processor Id Utility), rest is defaults

[Brandon H Supervisor]

VBox people

 

from another thread

Getting BSOD with VirtualBox 4.3.16 when launching VM. It was OK with 4.3.12.

try downgrading to 4.3.12 to see if it's more stable for you as well

[majortom1981]

i wont lose a word over the installer i have in the past and nothing has changed...

 

i then open the start menu and omfg :rofl:   ms even you can do that better i mean please...

 

 

dragging to make it bigger has no effect. after 5 mins i stoped bothering and turned it off.

Microsoft did say its a very buggy build and pretty much alpha at the moment.

[Max Norris]

Microsoft did say its a very buggy build and pretty much alpha at the moment.

Especially if you unpin everything, turn off all the extra menus and smush it down like that.

[G0ldenheaven]

i wont lose a word over the installer i have in the past and nothing has changed...

 

i then open the start menu and omfg :rofl:   ms even you can do that better i mean please...

 

 

dragging to make it bigger has no effect. after 5 mins i stoped bothering and turned it off.

LOL first its a buggy release but have you tried you know maybe add a live tile to it and retry dragging

[Defcon]

I installed and am running in VmWare Fusion on a Macbook Pro.

 

[G0ldenheaven]

Does anyone know if we can also update from installer i dont wanna lose the info or at least not run the setup from boot method (dont have the tools of the trade with me :p ).

[simonlang]

Especially if you unpin everything, turn off all the extra menus and smush it down like that.

 

so just that i get this right: you accuse me of intentionally manipulating the menu to make it look like that?

[Brandon H Supervisor]

Does anyone know if we can also update from installer i dont wanna lose the info or at least not run the setup from boot method (dont have the tools of the trade with me ).

could always extract the ISO and run the setup from a random folder. i've done that before & it works fine

[Max Norris]

so just that i get this right: you accuse me of intentionally manipulating the menu to make it look like that?

Honestly, knowing your past history, it wouldn't surprise me. But another user just confirmed that he had the same exact thing and it's because of the VM's guest additions, not the OS, so *shrug* take it for what you will.

[G0ldenheaven]

could always extract the ISO and run the setup from a random folder. i've done that before & it works fine

uhm so yes to the update/fresh install from within windows.

 

Note: Win8+ has iso mounting so you dont need to extract to setup.

[zhangm Supervisor]

Cleaned. Guys, the build is going to have obvious bugs at this stage. No reason to start arguments over it.

[Brandon H Supervisor]

Note: Win8+ has iso mounting so you dont need to extract to setup.

oh right. haven't had to mount an iso in awhile so totally forgot about that feature 

[majortom1981]

Some parts of cortana are still in the build. some registry settings for cortana are there.

[G0ldenheaven]

The fact that you have to install VBox Additions makes me think it will be drag enabled on hardware accelarated gfx and disabled in regedit for the others as it happens with some of win8 features like the Win8 Metro Apps not starting on netbooks.

[Defcon]

You can't set different backgrounds for multiple desktops? That's not cool.

[G0ldenheaven]

You can't set different backgrounds for multiple desktops? That's not cool.

I detect a feedback that should be sent to ms and not the forum :P

[rpsgc]

Use the feedback programme, use it, use it so much it overloads their servers. Use it.

 

 

 

Just use it?.

[BooBerry]

Does anyone know how to make a usb install?

[Brandon H Supervisor]

Does anyone know how to make a usb install?

http://rufus.akeo.ie/

[Praetor]

downloading...  :woot:

[Ian W]

What is the a difference between signing up for the Insider Program or downloading the ISO file via a direct download link if both options allow you to send feedback? Are there any additional benefits?

[Ben Dyson]

Are the download links for the server version available yet?

[George P Global Moderator]

What is the a difference between signing up for the Insider Program or downloading the ISO file via a direct download link if both options allow you to send feedback? Are there any additional benefits?

 

I think it's mostly about getting or not getting future builds of the OS as they're sent out.  Someone said in another thread that if they logged in with a local account the option for "Recent Builds" in PC Settings --> Update and Recovery, is gone.   If you signup and login with the same account then you will keep getting updates to newer builds it looks like.