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Is DX12 not coming to Windows 7?

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I heard that it was coming to Windows 7 a while ago now I found this article saying it's not.

 

http://www.pcgamer.com/directx-12-will-not-be-supported-by-windows-7/

 

also found this...

 

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/amd-misspoke-saying-directx-12-won-t-work-with-win/1100-6423617/

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You get free upgrade to W10 anyways right? So it doesn't really matter imo.

Yea but for 1 year as I heard

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Yea but for 1 year as I heard

1 year is plenty of time, the longest time I've gone without my PC has been like 3 weeks. 

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Yea but for 1 year as I heard

It's free for lifetime when you get it within the one-year timeframe as long as you upgrade from 7,8,8.1, after that year, anyone who upgrades has to pay for the key.

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1 year is plenty of time, the longest time I've gone without my PC has been like 3 weeks. 

But on the end he will still need to buy it and go to win10 to use dx12.

I dont understand the analogy with time not spent using pc.

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It's free for lifetime when you get it within the one-year timeframe as long as you upgrade from 7,8,8.1, after that year, anyone who upgrades has to pay for the key.

Are you sure it works like that? I heard that licence obtained that way only last 1 year.

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You get free upgrade to W10 anyways right? So it doesn't really matter imo.

From what I know it's not a full copy it's only valid for a year.

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But on the end he will still need to buy it and go to win10 to use dx12.

I dont understand the analogy with time not spent using pc.

what @JeffreyEagan said. 

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From what I know it's not a full copy it's only valid for a year.

 

Huh.. well thats completely pointless thanks for nothing microsoft

 

Just went to the Microsoft site its not only valid for a year, but you can only upgrade within the first year after release if i understand correctly. So hurray microsoft :)

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Yea but for 1 year as I heard

You can upgrade forever if you do it within one year but after a year the offer wouldn't be valid anymore if im not mistaken

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from what i heard everyone who bought 7,8,8.1 gets a free full copy as long as they get it within the first year. but its a legit full copy.

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Yea I checked and its free if you get it in first year.

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Are you sure it works like that? I heard that licence obtained that way only last 1 year.

 

 

From what I know it's not a full copy it's only valid for a year.

No, guys.

You have 1 year to upgrade, not 1 year of Windows.

The license is the same as if you went out and bought Windows.

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Yea but for 1 year as I heard

1 year to redeem the full version of windows 10

 

 

 

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Windows 7 lost mainstream support a few weeks ago, that means it apparently won't get new features, so I guess that means it won't get DX12

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Are you sure it works like that? I heard that licence obtained that way only last 1 year.

He's right. You have one year to upgrade to a lifetime license of Win10

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Are you sure it works like that? I heard that licence obtained that way only last 1 year.

From what everywhere else is saying, it's free for lifetime within that one-year timeframe, anybody else has to buy it.

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There is literally no reason to stay with Windows 7 when 10 comes out.

 

Well, unless it's a half-broken mess when it releases. It's probably worth hanging on to 7 for a week or two just to make sure Windows 10 is performing and behaving the way it should, that drivers are working properly, etc.

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Even windows 8.1 is better then 7 (under the hood)

Cant wait for 10, tryed the previeuw and i liked it alot!

Let's agree to disagree

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You get free upgrade to W10 anyways right? So it doesn't really matter imo.

I heard that we can get free upgrade if we're using W 8 or 8.1

My PC still using W 7

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From what I know it's not a full copy it's only valid for a year.

 

Are you sure it works like that? I heard that licence obtained that way only last 1 year.

Time and time again people have been wrong about this and have been corrected.

 

The free upgrade is available for the first 12 months of Windows 10 release, if you choose to take this free upgrade the license you get is permanent and you will NOT have to pay after 1 year.

 

 

I heard that we can get free upgrade if we're using W 8 or 8.1

My PC still using W 7

 
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 users get free upgrades, you guys can find all this info on the microsoft website. How difficult is it?

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Time and time again people have been wrong about this and have been corrected.

 

The free upgrade is available for the first 12 months of Windows 10 release, if you choose to take this free upgrade the license you get is permanent and you will NOT have to pay after 1 year.

 

 
 
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 users get free upgrades, you guys can find all this info on the microsoft website. How difficult is it?

 

 

seriously?? hhmm.. this is a nice info. thx buddy :D i'll check it out?

so what about DX12? is it can be run only on W 10?

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I heard that we can get free upgrade if we're using W 8 or 8.1

My PC still using W 7

 

W7 too...

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