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Post by Jack Teems on Jun 1, 2015 11:12:14 GMT -5
In case you haven't noticed in your Windows 7 or 8 this morning, chances are there is a little icon added in your systems tray, reminding you to reserve your free "upgrade" to Windows 10. This shows a brief summary of the advantages (?) of Windows 10 and lets you reserve your copy, to be downloaded (when?) and installed provided you have 3GB to spare. The new OS is free, for a change, but carries with it a number of apps for sale.
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Post by cyberdiva on Jun 1, 2015 18:41:58 GMT -5
Hmmm...I'm not sure why, but I don't seem to have an additional icon in my system tray (nor in the spillover part). My desktop computer runs Windows 7 Professional, so I would expect to have the icon. I certainly have a zillion GB to spare. Also, what apps will be for sale?
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Post by thai on Jun 1, 2015 21:09:53 GMT -5
I don't have the icon either?
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Post by steve04 on Jun 1, 2015 21:53:16 GMT -5
Just noticed the icon. Are there any system requirements ?
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Post by Jack Teems on Jun 2, 2015 8:21:42 GMT -5
Are there any system requirements ? If you're running Windows 7, must have Service Pack 1 installed. Current Windows must be a genuine licensed copy. 1GHz or faster processor. 1GB RAM for 32-bit or 2GB RAM for 64-bit. 16 GB hard drive available space for 32-bit or 20 GB for 64-bit. Display 1024x600. There may be other requirements for your specific configuration, but you can check your PC when you make the reservation. Unlock date for Windows 10 is July 29 and my recommendation, considering past update snafus, is not to be in too big a hurry. |
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Post by drmark on Jun 4, 2015 4:42:49 GMT -5
The best thing you can do regarding Windows 10 is to hide the icon in your system tray and try to forget that there is a Windows 10--unless you use your computer as a toy and need a new toy to play with.
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Post by danab on Jun 20, 2015 17:13:13 GMT -5
Got the icon/invite on my laptop but not on the desktop. Going to wait a few months to let the early adopters finish the beta testing! LOL 7 works just fine.
DanaB
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Post by blueboxer on Jun 21, 2015 18:20:29 GMT -5
The icon is dumped on your computer as an update with the vague description that it helps prepare your machine for Windows 10 or something. It may be sent as one of the "Optional" upgrades which I tend to refuse on principle anyway. If it's bugging you and you don't want to accidentally click and activate it, right-click beside the clock and use Task Manager to remove it. Or go to the Updates folder and delete it - I've misplaced the KB number but believe it ends with -5503. Maybe. If that helps.
Which is why I tell my wife to make Windows Updates show you what they are installing rather than let them install everything automatically. She ignores me.
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Post by laverne on Jun 21, 2015 19:13:44 GMT -5
If you do not have the Windows 10 update icon, there is information at the site below about this. I am running Windows 7 Professional and did not get the icon. However, the KB mentioned below is listed in my "important" Windows updates which I did not install yet. I do manual updates, not automatic. KB3035583 is a Windows Update offered by Microsoft, which appears in the list of ‘Important’ updates. It is this update which is responsible for the Windows icon. Microsoft describes this as an update that enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications when new updates are available to the user in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1. You can download it manually by clicking here. More information is here: www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-get-windows-10-upgrade-app-icon-taskbar |
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Post by Peter on Jun 22, 2015 12:31:52 GMT -5
Apart from Dr Mark's thoughts, the next best advice I have seen comes from Susan Bradely in the WinSecrets newsletter. She writes a regular column each issue which deals with all things Windows updates. I get the impression that she knows more about Windows updates than just about anybody else.
Short story from Susan: There is a full year when it is offered for free, (already highly suspicious ...) so let it sit there for a good half-year, before beginning to consider it. This is a long-running bandwagon, so no need to jump on early. And lots of reasons not to jump early, or perhaps even at all?
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Post by cyberdiva on Jun 26, 2015 18:33:43 GMT -5
I too am certainly in no hurry to move to Windows 10, though if the reports are good in the first few months, I might well consider moving to it (from Windows 7 Professional, which I've been happy with).
I evenually realized that the reason I haven't had a Get Windows 10 icon is that I never installed Windows Update KB3035583. Like Peter, I read and respect Susan Bradley, whose Patch Watch column in the Windows Secrets Newsletter I find very valuable. My guess is that she advised holding off on KB3035583, and so I did.
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