Looking forward to getting Windows 10 the day it ships? Yeah, about that... (MS rollout plan)

The Register ^ | July 2, 2015 | Neil McAllister

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Microsoft has shared more details about how it plans to roll out Windows 10 beginning later this month.

We already knew the OS will start shipping to members of the Windows Insider program on July 29. On Thursday, however, Microsoft OS boss Terry Myerson explained in a blog post that not everyone should expect to receive their updates on that date.

"From there, we will start notifying reserved systems in waves, slowly scaling up after July 29th," Myerson wrote. "Each day of the roll-out, we will listen, learn and update the experience for all Windows 10 users."

What's more, he said, just because you have reserved your copy of Windows 10 using Redmond's handy Task Bar advertisement doesn't mean you're necessarily ready to upgrade right away. In some cases, a PC might need additional support from another company.

"If your system is not ready yet for your upgrade to Windows 10, we will provide more details during the upgrade experience," Myerson said. "In some cases, we will include contact information so you can follow up directly with an application provider or device manufacturer to learn more."

He added that in most cases you should be able to upgrade anyway, but you might need to download some new software from the Windows Store afterward.

For business customers, Windows 10 Pro will also be available for download on July 29, but Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education won't be available through Microsoft's Volume Licensing Service Center until August 1.

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You might even consider getting one of the $25 copies of Win7 and hold it until you have to get new hardware, then install it in place of whatever the manufacturer pre-installed. If that happens before 2020 (when the Win7 security updates will stop) it might be a worthwhile investment in sanity.

[oh8eleven]

Windows 10 will be like a smart phone, all apps with no user access to turn off the cameras and microphones.
Not really true - Win10 has a desktop page AND an apps page. I've been testing Win10 and use the apps page once in a blue moon.
I don't know anything about turning off the cameras and microphones, but I guarantee some geek will find, and post, a way within days of Win10 launch.

[Smittie]

That’s a good idea. A computer seems to last about 5 years around here so that would work.

[Domandred]

I’m ready to get mine when they feed it to me....but have a full backup Win7 pro files ready to go just in case

[Hostage]

Thanks bit does not answer the administrator roadblocks I was inquiring about.

[dennisw]

Earlier someone posted how features enjoyed by Windows 7 won’t be supported by W10 such as the media player, watching movies on your PC via DVD’s.

VLC media player is free and much better anyways. WinDoze Media player was not in Windows 8 either

[SkyDancer]

Well I had Windows7 Starter and it didn’t have any media player, couldn’t play movies on my notebook. I upgraded to Home Premium and got the player. Someone here said that W10 would not play movies and you had to buy a third party software to do it.

[Dalberg-Acton]

I have 3 unused copies of Windows XP Pro and 3 good licensed copies of Windows Server 2003. I think I held on too long. :-(

[GOPJ]

If they are giving it away for free you know its dangerous.

Anyone?

[hsmomx3]

My Windows 8 came with media player installed.

[dennisw]

I meant Media Center....sorry. Anyway VLC media player is a better playback program than Media Player