New Windows 10 Insider Preview Build: 10565 - New Activation system, and lots of improvements

[Michael McAllister]

Is MS providing an updated ISO for every release now, or do people still have to download the July ISO and update from there?

[GoodBytes]

Is MS providing an updated ISO for every release now, or do people still have to download the July ISO and update from there?

Usually they release an ISO at every slow rings release.

[GoodBytes]

Cortana can send text messages now

[ionbasa]

I'm very sure its gonna cause even more confusion and backlash. I mean it hasn't even started and look...

People already don't get it. What's worse now, adding this new method of "activation...idk. I seen alot of stupid things lately and really cant help but be cynical. Alittle.

It is technically not adding an new method of activation. People were able to use their old Windows keys before Windows 10 reached General Availability (aka still in 'beta').

 

I believe I posted some proof of this in the Windows 10 testers topic thread a while back before it was released (and someone didn't believe me), oh well  :rolleyes:​...

 

EDIT: Found IT: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/322485-quick-question-about-windows-10/?p=4392624

Edited October 17, 2015 by ionbasa

[Ex14]

 

It is technically not adding an new method of activation. People were able to use their old Windows keys before Windows 10 reached General Availability (aka still in 'beta').

 

I believe I posted some proof of this in the Windows 10 testers topic thread a while back before it was released (and someone didn't believe me), oh well  :rolleyes:​...

 

EDIT: Found IT: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/322485-quick-question-about-windows-10/?p=4392624

erm...you do realise yours uses specialised software, while now, the change is that its open for normal folks to use them. 

We know the terms of activation and shit. and what it does, but whats gonna stop a person who has lots of old 7/8 keys from keying in all of it to "upgrade" his keys and not his machine? 

I swear, if this rolls out to the public there will be people bitching about activation related issues due to them not understanding how activation works now.

[ionbasa]

erm...you do realise yours uses specialised software, while now, the change is that its open for normal folks to use them. 

We know the terms of activation and shit. and what it does, but whats gonna stop a person who has lots of old 7/8 keys from keying in all of it to "upgrade" his keys and not his machine? 

I swear, if this rolls out to the public there will be people bitching about activation related issues due to them not understanding how activation works now.

Specialized software? Slmgr is what's used to activate your Windows copy from the key, albeit without an nice gui, but its essentially the windows component that takes the key you entered at install and hashes it against Microsoft's licensing servers.

 

People were reporting being able to use their old Windows keys even during the install prompt. But for those who installed with the public Windows 10 insider key, it was later found that slmgr would accept old Windows' keys as well after install.

 

Basically, we knew from way back then that this would work. There's nothing special about slmgr, but after some snooping into Windows 10's activation procedures, it was concluded that MS was going to do this eventually.So it was planned, implemented, but only became publicized now.

[Ex14]

Specialized software? Slmgr is what's used to activate your Windows copy from the key, albeit without an nice gui, but its essentially the windows component that takes the key you entered at install and hashes it against Microsoft's licensing servers.

 

People were reporting being able to use their old Windows keys even during the install prompt. But for those who installed with the public Windows 10 insider key, it was later found that slmgr would accept old Windows' keys as well after install.

 

Basically, we knew from way back then that this would work. There's nothing special about slmgr, but after some snooping into Windows 10's activation procedures, it was concluded that MS was going to do this eventually.So it was planned, implemented, but only became publicized now.

without sa GUI is more than enoguh for it be over most peoples head (including mine) 

Furthurmore my issue isn;t that the keys can be used for activation. but rather making it seemingly so easy to activate, like its tied to the keys, instead of being tied to your hardware like it is now, is gonna casue alot of grief in the future.

[TooManyErrors]

Although I'm running Linux right now (KDE Plasma 5 is fantastic), I think Windows 10 is starting to look pretty good from a UI standpoint.

[jaggysnake57]

POS update reset my settings including colur profiles had to redo all the settings