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Today, I downloaded the new Windows 10 because "y nawt", right? So, I went and downloaded the ISO (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-download?ocid=tp_site_downloadpage). After looking everywhere for a usb thumbdrive, I couldn't find a suitable one, so I used an 8.5GB dvd instead. I booted off of the dvd, and then was met by the drive selection. I found out that I couldn't install it on a partition, so I had to take my backup drive, erase it, and "repurpose" it. So, yeah. The installer looked pretty much identical to the windows 8 one. As a 7 user, I was pleasantly surprised that not only did the packaged display driver actually work and give me 1080p resolution, but the packaged wireless adapter driver also worked. After the install, I immediatly danced a bit, and then started up internet explorer (EEWWWW!) and downloaded firefox and chrome canary (don't ask me why I downloaded both). As the firefox install was going down, the display flickered and did what Catalyst tends to do for me, which is put on some overscan. I went ahead and clicked on start, and found that windows had automatically downloaded and installed the Catalyst suite. SWEET! (Pun intended.) Of course, it was Catalyst 14.2, so I updated it to 14.9. Then, I downloaded all of the proper drivers. While not making it super obvious, Microsoft does say on the "Get the facts about Technical Preview" page, that windows 8 drivers should work correctly. On one last note, the windows 10 boot times are pretty fast, coming from someone who boots windows 7 on an SSD and 10 on a HDD.

 

So, that concludes it. Windows 10 is great for people coming from windows 7 or 8 (I've used them both), as it combines the windows 7 UI with the windows 8 flat design and tiles, if you actually liked them. Should you download it? If you want to, sure, but just know that you need to know where to get and how to install drivers, and also how to install windows.

 

Side Note: Any motherboard/cpu that was compatible with windows 8 will be compatible with windows 10. (AMD)

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Installing it now...can't wait.

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Genuinely thought this was a troll post at first. Why the hell is it called Windows 10? What happened to Windows 9?

God damn it Microshaft, might as well have actually called it Winblows.

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I am running it as my main operating system.

I will be putting all of my trust into it, while also making daily backups of important files onto my HDD. And so far, it's solid. I actually love it.

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Gonna vm it for a few weeks and see how that goes

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wait what is there no longer a windows 9 just they went straight on to 10 ? 

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Holy crap, I need to try this, time to back up all of my files xD

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wait what is there no longer a windows 9 just they went straight on to 10 ? 

Yus, they skipped windows 9 cause they "made such a leap forward" or some bullshit like that.

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Installed Catalyst on its own? Windows 8 did that too.

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This does not belong in Tech News. This belongs in Operating Systems and Software.

http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/10-operating-systems-and-software/

Tech News & Reviews* Geez, this is clearly a review "after the install"

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It seems like windows 8.1 but with a start menu. I installed it on my i3 laptop and it seems to be running fine. 

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Glad Microsoft has done this, but I have my windows 8.1 looking and acting like windows 7, but with the speed of 8.1, so windows 10 doesn't give me anything that I need, so I will be sticking with 8.1.

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Installed Catalyst on its own? Windows 8 did that too.

Well geez when I used windows 8 it was in bootcamp and that shit didn't happen -.-

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I would only recommend getting it if you want to see the progress before final release and if you plan on giving feedback using the Windows Feedback app. It's very unusual for Microsoft to give the users an opportunity to criticise the entire OS and to collectively give suggestions so I think we should make the most out of it to solve as many issues as possible and bring a lot of new features. So far Windows 10 feels a lot like 8.1 with certain larger aspects changed where smaller things either have been changed slightly or not changed at all. Maybe this time around we will end up with a really polished Windows much like what Windows 7 was compared to Windows 8.

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Tech News & Reviews* Geez, this is clearly a review "after the install"

In that case, this belongs in either Operating System and Software or in *MEMBER Reviews. 

http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/25-member-reviews/

 

The "Review" part of this forum section is in reference to product reviews from websites. 

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Going to make a virtual machine for sure ^^ I wouldn't install an unstable version to a real partition though.

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I am running it as my main operating system.

I will be putting all of my trust into it, while also making daily backups of important files onto my HDD. And so far, it's solid. I actually love it.

How is it so far, stable? I'm highly considering using it as my daily driver aswell.

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How is it so far, stable? I'm highly considering using it as my daily driver aswell.

pretty stable so far, no bugs.

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pretty stable so far, no bugs.

Excellent! A choice has been made, I'm gonna install this bad boy. Thanks a lot man. :D

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Tech News & Reviews* Geez, this is clearly a review "after the install"

Member Reviews subforum then..?

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Member Reviews subforum then..?

I just saw that one... lol

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Excellent! A choice has been made, I'm gonna install this bad boy. Thanks a lot man. :D

you're very welcome :)

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Installed Catalyst on its own? Windows 8 did that too.

That's because you decided to use "Express Settings" during setup, which installs drivers automatically. It's better to do "Custom" and go through these options manually.

 

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I just installed it as my main OS, I'm really diggin' it so far, drivers have installed flawlessly and Steam from my HDD works.

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