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Offline mrclose

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Why Yes, That Creepy Icon Is Your Free Copy of Windows 10
« on: June 01, 2015, 07:41:06 PM »


Saw this plop itself into my tray this afternoon and went looking.

Found an explanation for those of you who discovered it 'cluttering' their desktop icon tray too!


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All around the world, Windows users are discovering a new icon in their notification trays—an offer to reserve a free copy of Windows 10. Sounds too good to be true, yes? Except Windows 10 actually is a free upgrade, and this really does appear to be the way you’ll get it.

Click on that icon, and up pops a description of how the upgrade process will work. (Were you hoping you’d get to download Windows 10 today? Sorry, this is just the reservation process.) Give Microsoft your email address—or not—and then Windows 10 will automatically download to your computer once Microsoft pulls the trigger.

When will that be? July is a pretty good bet. If you want Windows 10 on a disc, you can probably expect that to arrive at the end of August.

http://gizmodo.com/why-yes-that-creepy-icon-is-your-free-copy-of-window-1708121347
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Re: Why Yes, That Creepy Icon Is Your Free Copy of Windows 10
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2015, 07:52:59 PM »
I noticed it last night .  I told my wife we will try it out on an unused laptop before putting it on any computer we use daily.

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Re: Why Yes, That Creepy Icon Is Your Free Copy of Windows 10
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2015, 09:00:42 PM »
I am on my "fun" computer -- should be great for Windows 10.

Could be ME, could be 7 -- the suspense is killing me.

I will let you know how it turns out.
 
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Re: Why Yes, That Creepy Icon Is Your Free Copy of Windows 10
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2015, 05:01:57 PM »
If Evaluation Build 10130, the current iteration of W10. is any indication, it still needs some refinement before the final release. The start screen is still that smart-phone, icon-filed thing. My big bitch with W10 is the lack of a favorites organizer in Atom, the new browser. Everything alphabetical, no choices. The Atom browser is just a warmed-over IE. Other than that, it seems to be pretty bug-free so far. We'll see.   
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Re: Why Yes, That Creepy Icon Is Your Free Copy of Windows 10
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2015, 05:24:45 PM »
For those who might be asking:

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I have multiple computers, do I have to download Windows 10 on each computer?

You can download a .ISO file and upgrade each computer offline. The ISO should be available by the time Windows 10 launches.

Windows 10 will be offered two ways to existing Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 users. You will be able to download the update through  Windows Update or you can download .ISO media and use it do an in place upgrade.

How to: upgrade from previous versions of Windows using Windows 10 ISO file

How to: upgrade from previous versions of Windows using Windows 10 - Microsoft Community
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