[OFFICIAL] Windows 10 Insider Program

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  1. 1. On a scale of 1-5, 1 being worst, 5 being best. What do you think of Windows 10 from the leaks so far?

    • 5.Great, best OS ever
      156
    • 4. Pretty Good, needs a lot of minor tweaks
      409
    • 3. OK, Needs a few major improvements, some minor ones
      168
    • 2. Fine, Needs a lot of major improvements
      79
    • 1.Poor, Needs too many improvements, all hope is lost, never going to use it
      41

  2. 2. Based on the recent leaks by Neowin and Winfuture.de, my next OS upgrade will be?

    • Windows 10
      720
    • Windows 8
      20
    • Windows 7
      48
    • Sticking with XP
      3
    • OSX Yosemite
      35
    • Linux
      24
    • Sticking with OSX Mavericks
      3

  3. 3. Should Microsoft give away Windows 10 for free?

    • Yes for Windows 8.1 Users
      305
    • Yes for Windows 7 and above users
      227
    • Yes for Vista and above users
      31
    • Yes for XP and above users
      27
    • Yes for all Windows users
      192
    • No
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MikeM97

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It's a permanent license but that doesn't change the fact that the system updates and newer builds are forced :p

I'm fine with the system updates in Windows 10,but in my whole Windows Insider experience I haven't been forced to do any of build updates (maybe just when they stopped some old builds from booting),and...I'm almost sure they won't do that with a RTM,don't you think the same?

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I'm fine with the system updates in Windows 10,but in my whole Windows Insider experience I haven't been forced to do any of build updates (maybe just when they stopped some old builds from booting),and...I'm almost sure they won't do that with a RTM,don't you think the same?

Hmm you're probably right.
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If it's setup as a insider install, yeah.

Edit: I'm like 99% sure that Gabe said that a 7/8/8.1 install upgraded to an Insider build, then to RTM, will treat it as if it's a upgrade from 7/8/8.1 and become non-insider. But a clean install of an Insider build will stay in insider mode even if you install RTM over it (But I've got no idea how a clean RTM install will work so ehh)

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MikeM97

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If it's setup as a insider install, yeah.

Edit: I'm like 99% sure that Gabe said that a 7/8/8.1 install upgraded to an Insider build, then to RTM, will treat it as if it's a upgrade from 7/8/8.1 and become non-insider. But a clean install of an Insider build will stay in insider mode even if you install RTM over it (But I've got no idea how a clean RTM install will work so ehh)

 

I'm curious about the last one too.

They've said our last build [RTM] will be in an ISO format,right?

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xendrome

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But,haven't they confirmed that they'll share the ISO versions of our RTM?

 

They don't need to confirm it. MSDN will have them, and there will be a Windows 10 USB Recovery Media creation tool.

This could be a really big problem for people with a slow connection, and slow PC's for that matter ... sitting around for hours watching nothing happening on the screen is no fun at all!

 

In what sense? Downloading the update? That happens in the background via Windows Update.

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MikeM97

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Yes if you have a valid key to use.

 

Just install the upgrade then do a Refresh on your current valid OS.

Well,the MSDN ISOs can't be activated by the Insider Method?

Some of MS employers have said that once updated with a valid Windows 7/8/8.1 key,the Windows 10 device is activated for live,is it so?

How about the GVLK ones from TechNet,will they activate my device for life? (Windows 10 ones)

Is there any chance for MS to change their minds regardless to this keys? 

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timster

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How about the GVLK ones from TechNet,will they activate my device for life? (Windows 10 ones)

No. Those are KMS client keys that will only activate on a KMS Server that has a valid KMS host key for Windows 10, they'll only activate for 180 days until they need to be re-activated.

 

GVLK: Generic Volume License Key

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They don't need to confirm it. MSDN will have them, and there will be a Windows 10 USB Recovery Media creation tool.

I always use Rufus to create a bootable usb since it's a quick and easy way to make a bootable usb that actually works with a uefi device without needing to fiddle uefi settings.

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I'm an insider on build 10162, is their any way to fast track myself into a later build or is this as high as it goes? i've set updates to fast track.

 

10166 should be available to you.

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No mention of it in updates, and the officlal insider page only offers 10162 iso for English UK.

 

Go here.. 

 

http://microsoft-news.com/download-windows-10-build-10166-iso/

 

It has links to 10166 ISO/ESD from different sources.

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