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will preview to general require a wipe?
Hi All,
I have noticed that previous Windows preview releases came will a dated kill switch and they also would not allow you to upgrade to the general release. Does anyone know if the preview of 10 1) has a kill switch? 2) will it allow for an upgrade to the general release or will it require a wipe and reinstall? Many thanks, -T |
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Todd wrote:
I have noticed that previous Windows preview releases came will a dated kill switch and they also would not allow you to upgrade to the general release. Does anyone know if the preview of 10 1) has a kill switch? Sure. It's the Power button on the computer case. You might want to elucidate on your inquiry. Are you asking about the 'taskill.exe' program? If so, is it missing in your test instance of Windows 10? 2) will it allow for an upgrade to the general release or will it require a wipe and reinstall? On possible scenario: you acquire a license (buy or get a free one depending on how Microsoft decides to market Windows 10) or register to get a license and go through the authentication process. You enter that license's product key to authenticate the existing instance but as a new license (with no expiration). I'm sure others will come up with other possible scenarios. You actually setup an instance of Windows 10 preview license as a production host from which you want to upgrade? With any changes between now and the public release, I'd prefer a clean install of the public release rather than carry along any pollution from a test and work-in-progress version of Windows. Because of the problems of carrying along crap from a test version is probably why the GA (general availability) release required a clean installation. After all, that is the version that they will support, not some frankenjob configuration. |
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Todd wrote:
I have noticed that previous Windows preview releases came will a dated kill switch and they also would not allow you to upgrade to the general release. Does anyone know if the preview of 10 1) has a kill switch? Sure. It's the Power button on the computer case. You might want to elucidate on your inquiry. Are you asking about the 'taskill.exe' program? If so, is it missing in your test instance of Windows 10? 2) will it allow for an upgrade to the general release or will it require a wipe and reinstall? On possible scenario: you acquire a license (buy or get a free one depending on how Microsoft decides to market Windows 10) or register to get a license and go through the authentication process. You enter that license's product key to authenticate the existing instance but as a new license (with no expiration). I'm sure others will come up with other possible scenarios. You actually setup an instance of Windows 10 preview license as a production host from which you want to upgrade? With any changes between now and the public release, I'd prefer a clean install of the public release rather than carry along any pollution from a test and work-in-progress version of Windows. Because of the problems of carrying along crap from a test version is probably why the GA (general availability) release required a clean installation. After all, that is the version that they will support, not some frankenjob configuration. |
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On 01/24/2015 06:39 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Because of the problems of carrying along crap from a test version is probably why the GA (general availability) release required a clean installation. After all, that is the version that they will support, not some frankenjob configuration. Agreed. I would like fresh install. By the way, I beta test Fedora Linux all the time. When the general release comes out, the following upgrades you in about 20 minutes. No test crap left over. # yum upgrade M$ could do the same, but ... |
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On 01/24/2015 06:39 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Because of the problems of carrying along crap from a test version is probably why the GA (general availability) release required a clean installation. After all, that is the version that they will support, not some frankenjob configuration. Agreed. I would like fresh install. By the way, I beta test Fedora Linux all the time. When the general release comes out, the following upgrades you in about 20 minutes. No test crap left over. # yum upgrade M$ could do the same, but ... |
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Todd wrote in :
By kill switch I mean that after a particular date, the software will no longer function. according to the information on the insider forum, after the expire date, the software will start to shut itself down every two hours. |
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Todd wrote in :
By kill switch I mean that after a particular date, the software will no longer function. according to the information on the insider forum, after the expire date, the software will start to shut itself down every two hours. |
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On 01/25/2015 06:19 AM, john szalay wrote:
Todd wrote in : By kill switch I mean that after a particular date, the software will no longer function. according to the information on the insider forum, after the expire date, the software will start to shut itself down every two hours. Thank you for the confirmation. |
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On 01/25/2015 06:19 AM, john szalay wrote:
Todd wrote in : By kill switch I mean that after a particular date, the software will no longer function. according to the information on the insider forum, after the expire date, the software will start to shut itself down every two hours. Thank you for the confirmation. |
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