Windows free upgrade to Win 10 - Page 3

guru · 4th June 2015, 13:22

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Originally Posted by Pistonbroke666

I got the Win10 invite too. Unsure whether to take the plunge... currently on 64bit Win7.

My PC is a gaming and torrenting rig so my main concern is compatibility - will Steam, Rockstar and Origin DRM's like it and will Cyberhost continue to do it's thing...

I've had no problems with Steam, in fact the only application that played up was Starcraft 2 and even then simply telling it to run in compatibility mode fixed it.

Pistonbroke666 · 4th June 2015, 13:41

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Originally Posted by guru

I've had no problems with Steam, in fact the only application that played up was Starcraft 2 and even then simply telling it to run in compatibility mode fixed it.

That doesn't sound too bad then.
I shall do a little digging and see what the general vibe is.

chiron_myth · 5th June 2015, 20:35

I think my main concern is being able to roll back to W7. I can take a disk image, etc but don't Microsoft trade up your licence to W10 meaning that your W7 licence is no longer valid?

I know it's easy enough to crack, but I like being legal!

itchyfeet · 6th June 2015, 09:54

Yes, got the invite on all my Windows systems.
I use Win 7 on my main workstation so will test it out on a laptop first for stability etc.
So can't wait to get rid of Win 8. Hate it beyond belief.

Supervinnie40 · 6th June 2015, 21:00

I decided to give it a go. I signed up for the free upgrade. Just to see what I think of it.
If it's rubbish it's only a few hours work to put 7 back on it.

suzublu · 6th June 2015, 21:06

OK you tech guru's, will this affect Kodi

I love my Kodi

varleyjr · 7th June 2015, 19:21

Kodi works fine with Windows 10 or at least it does with the pre release

Rocket · 8th June 2015, 10:39

I have windows 7 on my main pc which is great. I hated windows 8 and changed it to 7. I may change to 10, from what I have seen so far it looks good. The main reason from changing from 7 to 10 for me would be that I can use windows backup to network storage. This feature was not available on entry level windows 7. I have signed up for upgrade but will give it a few weeks after release and read user opinions.

Kennyeth · 9th June 2015, 05:37

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Originally Posted by itchyfeet

Yes, got the invite on all my Windows systems.
I use Win 7 on my main workstation so will test it out on a laptop first for stability etc.
So can't wait to get rid of Win 8. Hate it beyond belief.

I am just wondering if it is OK to use the same email address on your machines??
I have several PC`s and it`s going to get complicated using a different email for every setup.
Ken

Supervinnie40 · 9th June 2015, 07:03

According to:

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reli37 Jun 2, 2015
What if I have two computers, a desktop and a laptop, both eligible with the same email account? How will Microsoft handle that?
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si Jun 4, 2015
@reli37 The email address is optional for notification. The upgrades are per device.

And: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...erve-copy.html

It should be fine to use the same e-mail.

5th June 2015, 20:35	#23
chiron_myth Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Shifnal Posts: 422 Thanks: 57 Thanked 80 Times in 66 Posts	I think my main concern is being able to roll back to W7. I can take a disk image, etc but don't Microsoft trade up your licence to W10 meaning that your W7 licence is no longer valid? I know it's easy enough to crack, but I like being legal! __________________ Done so far... loads. Special thanks to Arctic, Lord_Skyrunner John_H, Holland314, JamieWelch and Drewski for their help so far. Left to do... loads!!!

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