TNVOLFAN Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 have a windows 10 icon on your computer today? Just showed up on my computer offering a free upgrade to windows10. Think I will just stick with my windows 7. Does anyone run windows 10 and if so how do you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAKEPEAVY21 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 yes it showed up on mine as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted sheckler Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Do you have a proper version of Windows? I"ll have to check on my laptop at home that I think is the only one with a legit version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I have the icon on some of my computers. it was popup notification in the system bar released in one of the Microsoft updates for windows 7 back in April. This is their new marketing strategy. I don't like to upgrade OS simply because drivers and programs fuck up. I will try to avoid installing the new OS if at all possible but they might just hide the windows 10 upgrade in some of the updates they release anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I thought I had a virus. I only looked into this for a few minutes, but this turned me off. Of course I don't know dick about computers, so it may be false. I have windows8.1. it is not too bad with classic shell however it is designed so that you have to have an account with microsoft to log in. this can be gotten around and a local account can be made. from what i have been reading about windows10 there is not way of getting around that so microsoft will be monitoring everything that is done on windows 10. Also I just read how with the free version updates are automatic and there is no way to opt out of the updates. So now Microsoft has full control over computers that are foolish enough to upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I'm thinking this thread will blow up. Prob best if u put the issue in the title cuz there will be new threads like this popping up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 No need to panic fellas Microsoft has already made clear it plans to give away Windows 10 upgrades to qualified users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 read this: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873214/windows-10-will-be-a-free-upgrade-for-windows-7-and-8-users.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddy Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 have a windows 10 icon on your computer today? Just showed up on my computer offering a free upgrade to windows10. Think I will just stick with my windows 7. Does anyone run windows 10 and if so how do you like it? yes i noticed it today wtf is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 nope didnt get shit, have registered version of windows 7. no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 nope didnt get shit' date=' have registered version of windows 7. no clue. [/quote'] check if your live updates for WIN are turned ON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNVOLFAN Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 yes i noticed it today wtf is it? Microsoft is offering a free upgrade for windows 7 and 8 users to windows 10. I like my windows7 just fine think I will just keep it unless 10 has some big advantage & I can't find where it does. I also read if you do the free upgrade it is only good for a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 check if your live updates for WIN are turned ON they are. nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 yeah appeared this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 they are. nothing. if your WIN version is on this chart, then you should be getting a notification http://www.businessinsider.com/how-t...ndows-8-2015-6 There was a WIN update right around the 14th of May called KB3035583. The update was marked "Recommended" for some machines, meaning it was automatically downloaded and installed where Windows Update had been left with its default settings intact. On most PCs, however, the update was optional. KB3035583 was not pushed to devices running Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 8.1 Enterprise, the versions used by large organizations and companies. The nag icon and screens will also not appear on Professional or Pro editions when they have been joined to a corporate network. That update installed a WIN app called "Get Windows 10"...When Microsoft flipped the Get Windows 10 switch today, a small Windows logo icon appeared in the notification section of the task bar -- at the bottom right of the screen... clicking the icon launches the Get Windows 10 app. Check if you got that KB3035583 update installed on your machine before you do anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Microsoft is offering a free upgrade for windows 7 and 8 users to windows 10. I like my windows7 just fine think I will just keep it unless 10 has some big advantage & I can't find where it does. I also read if you do the free upgrade it is only good for a year. When the free upgrade arrives, users will have one year -- until July 29, 2016 -- to grab it. It's good forever after you reserved your copy. As far as the upgrade goes...Win10 offers a much better security...it's faster and a much better system all around. If you're just a regular user, the only two things that I'll be worrying about when looking for an update of this kind: 1. Is my box powerful enough to run this shit? (Check min. system requirements for Win10) 2. Is the stuff that I'm running on my machine compatible with Win10? (Check manufacturer websites for each application, that you want to keep, to see if you can run your current version on Win10--they should have something about it on their website by now) good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 just did a manual update, still nothing, no clue, im comfy with win7 and backtrack 5 i dont want to leave win7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 just did a manual update, still nothing, no clue, im comfy with win7 and backtrack 5 i dont want to leave win7 spankie gets attached to his operating systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 very still have a red hat 3.0 box and an hp-ux running 8.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 just did a manual update, still nothing, no clue, im comfy with win7 and backtrack 5 i dont want to leave win7 Unless you have a bootlegged copy of Win7, I don't see how you can miss this update. Do a search for GWX.exe...if it finds it, look at the timestamp - it should be either today or mid May. Run it and see what happens. If it doesn't find it - you're missing the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 nothing found for GWX.exe, windows updates says 0 available updates, copy is legit and licensed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 i did find a GWXUX.exe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 i did find a GWXUX.exe and what's the timestamp on this file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 May 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 May 7th. yeah that should be the file from the update that I was talking about earlier...not sure why are you not seeing the notification for an update if you haven't done so already, do the standard reboot and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Rocket Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 one thing though, before this update you had to have a SP1 installed on your box - that was one of the requirements for this latest update to work properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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