Microsoft planning to be a bit more aggressive about the Windows 10 free upgrade next year (for Win7/8 users)

[GoodBytes]

Microsoft has said today that starting early next year, Windows 7 and 8 users will get Windows 10 as recommended upgrade. Despite Windows 10 user based increased to over 110 million since the official launch of the OS (estimated to be 120 million now), Microsoft treating Windows and many of it's products as services instead of a, well product, the company wants to push the latest and greatest Windows to its users.

HOWEVER, it does not mean you'll reboot and you'll get Windows 10, an issue that occurred from an error on Microsoft for some Windows 7 and 8 users. Fear not.

All it means is that when you'll login, you'll have a window pop0up in front of you, saying to upgrade Windows 10, instead of like it is right now, a small icon in the notification tray. You'll have the option to upgrade, or not asked again, Microsoft says (and probably, ask again later which would be on the next reboot, that would be my guess).

 

They’ll come back to their PC and there will be a dialog where they can choose to upgrade to Windows 10 or choose not to upgrade to Windows 10

Says Myerson from Microsoft in an Interview.

So basically, it is a new pop-up either replacing or adding to the current notification icon.

The idea is to make it easier for users, Microsoft says. Probably for those who forgot, or not notice the Windows icon next to their system clock (my guess).

In the same interview, and a bit of a side topic here: Myerson says that they noticed an increase in Windows sales from owner previously having a pirated version of Windows wanting Windows 10 now. The Verge says:

Microsoft is also making some changes designed to entice software pirates to upgrade. "If you try and upgrade a non-genuine PC to Windows 10 today it says the free upgrade is only available to genuine PCs," says Myerson. "We’re seeing people be creative to get around that block, and then many are actually going to the Windows Store and buying a genuine license." Microsoft has realized it's making it difficult for non-genuine Windows users to get genuine, so the company is planning to run an experiment in the US to get software pirates on board. Microsoft will offer a one-click opportunity to get a genuine Windows license from the Windows Store, but it won’t be a free upgrade. Pirates will have to purchase the genuine license and proceed with an upgrade.

Microsoft also notes that if Windows identifies that you are on a roaming network, then it won't execute the Windows 10 upgrade. So unless your setup doesn't detect properly that you are on a roaming network, then you have nothing to worry about if by accident you agree on upgrading to Windows 10 while not being on wireless or wired internet.

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9639414/microsoft-windows-10-automatic-update-recommended

Quick reminder, early November, if you are not part of the Windows Insider, expect a big Windows 10 update, coming up, which features a great number of bug fixes, polish (including a great number of icons being updated, including the registry icon), and improvements like the new environmental panel. The code name of the update is Threshold 2 or TH2 for short. It can be seen as Service Pack 1, but going further than a simple Service Pack.

Aside from your age old systems, if any, are all yours system running Windows 10 now?

[AresKrieger]

I already block there recommend updates, so yay 4 me?

[boboman342]

Some icon or popup similar to the one you get every week or so if you are running windows 8 prompting you to upgrade to 8.1? Either upgrade or remind me later...

[Kherm]

Every single PC in my house (C2D T7250 and up to my rig) except for my HTPC is on Windows 10. 

[thekeemo]

Just upgrade people goddammit 

[captain cactus]

I'll upgrade as soon as those stupid "phoning home all the time" things can ACTUALLY be shut down. Then I'll be fine. Until then: Windows 7 is it. Non-genuine Windows 7 that is.

[AresKrieger]

Just upgrade people goddammit 

No, not until the os isn't shitty, forced updates, excessive tracking features, if vulcan does well enough to allow me to avoid having to get dx12 I'll never upgrade.

[atrash]

Oh noes..Microsoft is pushing even harder for their spyware. /s

[thekeemo]

No, not until the os isn't shitty, forced updates, excessive tracking features, if vulcan does well enough to allow me to avoid having to get dx12 I'll never upgrade.

Its not shitty

and why do you care about the tracking

[Admiral Naismith]

Its not shitty

and why do you care about the tracking

Why DON'T people care about the tracking is a better question.

[captain cactus]

Its not shitty

and why do you care about the tracking

I bet you're one of those "I have nothing to hide" guys aren't ya?

 

We've been over this before. Basically, that statement is dumb. People have their privacy right and Microsoft is saying "screw your privacy" right now. That's why people care about the tracking features in W10.

[Sidiox]

As long as it is shit, my SP3 stays win8.1. 

(But my desktop is still Win10)

[AresKrieger]

Its not shitty

and why do you care about the tracking

I'm a libertarian, I value privacy, as for it's shittyness no os is good the first 6 months from microsoft, just search for windows 10 problems.

[Sauron]

Pirates don't really need MS to give them a license - I think they won't complain though.

 

Personally I'm starting to shift away from using windows as much as possible. My thinkpad x220 is running arch linux exclusively and I plan to keep it that way, and all my secondary machines are running linux in some way, shape or form. My main rig is bound to windows for games, but I'm strongly considering the idea of KVMing windows and using arch as the main os - the only problem is that my motherboard doesn't support the intel igpu and since it's matx I can't even add a secondary dedicated gpu (I would either need to move my r9 290 to a less performing pcie slot or have the other gpu not in the first slot which would cause all sorts of issues). When I'll think it makes sense to upgrade my cpu I'll definitaly bare all this in mind.

[GoodBytes]

I'm a libertarian, I value privacy, as for it's shittyness no os is good the first 6 months from microsoft, just search for windows 10 problems.

Here we go again: Telemetry data collection has nothing to identify you or have anything of value, beside Microsoft for improving their product. The same for Firefox, Chrome, and about any large web site you visit just to scratch the surface.

[samcool55]

Well windows 7 works fine and i have 0 reason to upgrade. My gpu doesn't support Dx12 soo... 

 

I'll challenge the W10 freaks out here, give me a valid reason to upgrade, just one is enough.

[samcool55]

Here we go again: Telemetry data collection has nothing to identify you or have anything of value, beside Microsoft for improving their product. The same for Firefox, Chrome, and about any large web site you visit just to scratch the surface.

At least firefox asks if you want to send such data before it does! Can't be said about W10, such stuff should be opt-in, and not opt-out like it is now.

[AresKrieger]

Here we go again: Telemetry data collection has nothing to identify you or have anything of value, beside Microsoft for improving their product. The same for Firefox, Chrome, and about any large web site you visit just to scratch the surface.

Look you can trust microsoft and friends all you want, I don't, I block tracking data from google, and hate the idea of my os phoning home, everyone is entitled to an opinion.

[Swndlr]

I'm a libertarian, I value privacy, as for it's shittyness no os is good the first 6 months from microsoft, just search for windows 10 problems.

In all fairness, you can probably do the same search for Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 and probably find as many if not more issues

Granted they have been out longer, but still, problems are problems.

[wyattzx]

Meanwhile I've sat on Windows 10 since July and haven't had a single issue. I'm tired of people crying "but spying :(" as their reason not to upgrade. 

[Guest]

Well windows 7 works fine and i have 0 reason to upgrade. My gpu doesn't support Dx12 soo... 

 

I'll challenge the W10 freaks out here, give me a valid reason to upgrade, just one is enough.

 

Tiles on the start menu so you can do this:

 

yes that is Watch_Dogs don't judge me

[samcool55]

 

Tiles on the start menu so you can do this:

 

And why would i want to do that? I prefer just clean backgrounds tbh... 

[Guest]

And why would i want to do that? I prefer just clean backgrounds tbh... 

 

[samcool55]

That's worse... I meant clean in the other way.

I like a nice photo, and nothing more. Oh well

I don't want to go constantly to my desktop for shortcuts because i always have too much stuff open so getting to shortcuts is a challenge and too much work

[Guest]

That's worse... I meant clean in the other way.

I like a nice photo, and nothing more. Oh well

I don't want to go constantly to my desktop for shortcuts because i always have too much stuff open so getting to shortcuts is a challenge and too much work

 

That's exactly why I use the start menu.