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Windows 10 to be released by Microsoft in July (7/29)
BBC News ^ | Jun 1, 2015 | (none)

Posted on 06/01/2015 12:02:49 PM PDT by dayglored

Microsoft's next generation of its operating system, Windows 10, is due to be released next month.

The company said PCs and tablets running the software would go on sale on 29 July, at which point the OS would also be offered as a free download to existing users.

The roll-out of the product for smartphones, Xbox games consoles and other kit will follow later.

One expert said the release could prove critical to the Microsoft's fortunes.

Windows 8 - the current iteration - has had a troubled life, with many deciding not to update to its touch-centric user interface.

The company has acknowledged the fact by returning some features dropped from the more popular Windows 7.

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(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: microsoft; windows; windows10; windowspinglist
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To: bgill
No clue. What does it do?

It pops up an alphabetically ordered list of all your software ... works just like "All Programs" in XP, Vista, or 7. Running XP games on Win10 will likely be a problem. I'm not much of a gamer, so I don't know much about that.

41 posted on 06/01/2015 2:18:15 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: dayglored

save for later


42 posted on 06/01/2015 2:18:54 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's Ambulance Chaser-In-Chief)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Should I keep going for a little while longer just to learn Chrome or jump over to Firefox?

Can't venture an opinion there, as I've never used Firefox. Been a Chrome user for several years now, and it beats the heck out of Explorer (I utilized Safari for a while, and kind of liked it, but I understand that Apple is discontinuing it.)

the ibnfowarrior

43 posted on 06/01/2015 2:21:41 PM PDT by infowarrior
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To: bgill

Most XP games I was able to run in Windows 7. Had to select run as an administrator then run in the compatibility mode.


44 posted on 06/01/2015 2:23:07 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: MrB

All I want to know is will it run Flash Player without crashing all the time? The flash on my windows 8 cannot run a video without crashing multiple times before it finally runs.


45 posted on 06/01/2015 2:38:08 PM PDT by mc5cents (Pray for America)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Detailed steps, please.

I had to finally download some from Windows and it took several tries. Never could get it to download on another computer so a pile of games have gone to waste.


46 posted on 06/01/2015 2:40:50 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: NorthMountain

Thanks.

Not big hairy games, just simple ones.


47 posted on 06/01/2015 2:42:53 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: bgill

I have no idea, really. I have a few that I could try ... Of course, they have two months before official release. That’s plenty of time for mischief.


48 posted on 06/01/2015 2:45:09 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: dayglored
Thanks for the ping
Just got the notification on my taskbar to reserve my copy :)
49 posted on 06/01/2015 2:55:39 PM PDT by novemberslady
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To: dayglored
First time I've seen a formal date of release...

And the wild ride begins, LOLOL!

Clicked on reserve my copy and download when available, but will take some time for the "dust to settle" before I install.

50 posted on 06/01/2015 3:01:21 PM PDT by The Cajun (Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert....Nuff said.)
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To: McGruff
Anybody else see this?

It didn't show up on my machine. I run XP. I will do just that for as long as possible.

51 posted on 06/01/2015 4:20:36 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: bgill

I don’t know. I was planning on just ignoring it for now.


52 posted on 06/01/2015 4:58:56 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: dayglored
I just got notice.

I didn't see an option I want, I do not want a block of apps on screen.

53 posted on 06/01/2015 5:10:26 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: McGruff
> When I logged into my Windows 7 computer this morning there was a new task bar icon. Something about Windows 10 upgrade. Anybody else see this?

Yep I got one also, on each of my Win7 machines.

54 posted on 06/01/2015 5:30:12 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: chrisser
> Any word on how long the free upgrade will be available? I have enough on my plate this summer - don’t need to add upgrading every 7/8 machine to 10.

I believe the free upgrade from Win7 or 8.1 is available for one year from the official release date, so end of July 2016.

It does not apply to Win 8.0, BTW. You have to get to 8.1 before you can upgrade to 10.

And the upgrade doesn't apply to WinXP.

55 posted on 06/01/2015 5:32:21 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: Doug Loss
> “They told me I should upgrade to Windows 7 or better, so I installed Linux.”

LOL! Good one.

56 posted on 06/01/2015 5:33:36 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: GingisK
> It didn't show up on my machine. I run XP. I will do just that for as long as possible.

The upgrade offer doesn't apply to XP.

If you don't mind the lack of security patches, and the resulting ever-increasing vulnerabilities, you can run XP literally for as long as you like. I know people who are still running Windows 95 and 98, and I have one friend who claims he has mission-critical software that only runs on Win 3.11.

Just be prepared for the day when you have to rebuild it. Make sure you have restorable image backups. Not just your original XP install disks -- those won't get you the Windows Updates. As of now Microsoft will still let you download Windows Updates for XP -- not any new ones, because there aren't any, but all the old ones.

But someday they'll take those offline. So be prepared and make full image backups of your system disk and every so often, get a spare disk and do a test "restore" to prove that your backup is still viable.

You'd be amazed how many people make backups but don't test them regularly to make sure they work.

57 posted on 06/01/2015 5:41:06 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: bgill

I just installed “Bejeweled 3” on my Win10 (Build 10122) machine, from CD. I believe that was a WindowsXP era game. No fuss, no silliness. It just installed and runs.


58 posted on 06/01/2015 5:42:45 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: dayglored; All

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/will-microsoft-alienate-advanced-users-windows-10/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=DT%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=DT%20Newsletter%202015-06-01


59 posted on 06/01/2015 5:45:50 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: dayglored
It is crucial to me that all my old software continues to work.

8.1 will be supported until 2023, probably longer than I'll be around.

60 posted on 06/01/2015 5:51:25 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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