Specific changes when upgrading from 8.1 to 10

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Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum, so I'll apologize for my lack of knowing exactly all the forum's rules. I hope that I have posted in the right section.

I've been using windows 8.1 for more than one year and it's been a really awesome experience. The OS was way more stable than 8 and it was just perfect for me. However, knowing that Windows 10 has just appeared, my interests also changed. Because Windows 10 is offering right now free upgrades for the 8.1 users, I was thinking about upgrading it too. The only things which stop me to upgrade right away are about saving. Let's say for example that I have lots of shortcuts put in a specific position on my desktop and lots of apps and games which have been running without any problem right now. I'm using the 64-bit version, but even so, is it possible to lose the compatibility of some applications or even to lose the applications itself if I upgrade to the new version? Or everything that I have been using right now will remain untouched and the only things which are going to change is the windows itself without modifying the apps files and so? It's not like I want a clean install. I only want to upgrade to the new version, but also keep all of my files untouched.

Considering this, could you please tell me if my worries are useless or should I be prepared to reinstall most of my apps again because I'm thinking of upgrading? Thank you!
 

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There is a Windows Windows 10 Forums that you really need to post in about your question.
 

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[DEL]Win10 is still in testing - no free upgrades have been offered.[/DEL]
Yes, a free upgrade is offered - see my next post below

You can download the preview releases for free and test drive it.

Any new release always carries a little risk of something not working that did work in a previous release.

Take a look at Windows 10 Forums - lots of members are and have been testing ten for a few months. There are some threads that detail applications that have been tested and bugs found.

You can test drive Win10 either in a dual boot or in a Virtual machine without sacrificing your Win8.1 install.

I suggest that you not update your system yet - Win10 is still a test system. When Win10 IS released, I think you will have a better install if you start clean, not upgrade. There are a lot of new features that make Win10 more than an upgrade - it's a new OS.

You have a live Win8.1 system - keep that until Win10 is released to the public.
 
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There is a free upgrade for Windows 10 from 7 and 8.1. Microsoft has announced it, they just haven't announced when it will be released.
 

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There is a free upgrade for Windows 10 from 7 and 8.1. Microsoft has announced it, they just haven't announced when it will be released.

We all paid to upgrade from 7 to 8.. So I would not now think that upgrading from 7 to 10 is free.. There is a free preview release.. that can be installed on 7 and 8 machines..

The main reason for 10 is to attract the business customers off of 7 and to get them to purchase 10, because the metro interface of 8 was a big business OH NO - NO WAY failure on MS's part..
 

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It is far too early to consider an upgrade to Windows 10. The expected release date is October 2015. Right now you have only very early test versions which should not be used for a production system.
 

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There is a free upgrade for Windows 10 from 7 and 8.1. Microsoft has announced it, they just haven't announced when it will be released.

We all paid to upgrade from 7 to 8.. So I would not now think that upgrading from 7 to 10 is free.. There is a free preview release.. that can be installed on 7 and 8 machines..

The main reason for 10 is to attract the business customers off of 7 and to get them to purchase 10, because the metro interface of 8 was a big business OH NO - NO WAY failure on MS's part..

MS announced today that a FREE upgrade from Windows 7 and 8.1 to Windows 10 will be available for 1 year after the release of Windows 10 final version.

Jim :cool:
 

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That's right! It will be a free upgrade. Per your other comments, are you trying to tell us that it won't be a free upgrade?
 

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    Intel Celeron J1850 @ 1.99GHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Aspire XC-603G (SOCKET 0)
    Memory
    4.00GB DDR3 @ 551MHz (9-7-7-14)
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    Intel HD Graphics (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
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    Realtek High Definition Audio
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There is a free upgrade for Windows 10 from 7 and 8.1. Microsoft has announced it, they just haven't announced when it will be released.

We all paid to upgrade from 7 to 8.. So I would not now think that upgrading from 7 to 10 is free.. There is a free preview release.. that can be installed on 7 and 8 machines..

The main reason for 10 is to attract the business customers off of 7 and to get them to purchase 10, because the metro interface of 8 was a big business OH NO - NO WAY failure on MS's part..

Did you not watch Microsoft's big event today?
 

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    Intel Celeron J1850 @ 1.99GHz
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    Acer Aspire XC-603G (SOCKET 0)
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    4.00GB DDR3 @ 551MHz (9-7-7-14)
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    Intel HD Graphics (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
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Gee william looks like you once again are looking to get warned..

No, I did not..

But now there are going to be a lot more windows 8 users pissed off, cabushe..

Just in case you did not notice my WE ALL PAID TO UPGRADE comment
 

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Gee william looks like you once again are looking to get warned..

No, I did not..

But now there are going to be a lot more windows 8 users pissed off, cabushe..

Just in case you did not notice my WE ALL PAID TO UPGRADE comment

My name is not William. It's Jesse. Williams is my last name.
 

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    Intel Celeron J1850 @ 1.99GHz
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    Acer Aspire XC-603G (SOCKET 0)
    Memory
    4.00GB DDR3 @ 551MHz (9-7-7-14)
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    Intel HD Graphics (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
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    Acer S200HQL
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Gee william looks like you once again are looking to get warned..
No, I did not..
But now there are going to be a lot more windows 8 users pissed off, cabushe..
Just in case you did not notice my WE ALL PAID TO UPGRADE comment
Maybe you should have caught part of the briefing, or read some of the post on Tenforums.

Win10 will be offered as an upgrade to Win7 and Win8.1 users FREE of all charges for the life of the device.
This is a limited time offer: RTM -> 1 year.

I know some folks who did not pay to upgrade from Win7 to Win8 - all legal & valid licenses.
So no, we all didn't.

MS charged $0 - $15 to OEMs for Win 8.0 - Win8.; I don't know how that translated in cost to the consumer. So if you were in the market to purchase new equipment, the upgrade to Win8.0 / Win8.1 was nil or minimal.

Just thought I'd mention some things you might have missed.

What does cabushe mean? Camping in a yurt?
 

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    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
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    HP
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    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
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    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
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    HP 2072a (20" LED)
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    1600 x 900
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    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
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    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
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    HP product specs:

    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
Okay guys, hope I did not burst a conflict right here :p. I'll try to get some more information about the consumer edition, because that's the one who interests me the most, not the tehnnical one. Thank you again for everyone's support!
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Don't really remember :P...
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    Intel I5 3.20 Ghz 4570 Haswell.
    Motherboard
    ASUS B85-PRO PLUS
    Memory
    8.0 GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA NVIDIA GTX 660
    Sound Card
    Nvidia HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster BN320N
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    Western Digital Blue Edition 1TB.
    PSU
    Some kind of Cooler Master bla-bla-bla...
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    Cooler Master bla-bla-bla...
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    3 Coolers atm
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    Logitech Wireless Keyboard
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    A4 Tech Bloody V7 Licensed
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    100 Mbps
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    Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox
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    Bitdefender Free Edition
Okay guys, hope I did not burst a conflict right here :p. I'll try to get some more information about the consumer edition, because that's the one who interests me the most, not the tehnnical one. Thank you again for everyone's support!
No conflict - burst away!

The January release of Win10 is still a Technical Preview (alpha) - that is currently scheduled to end 15 April.
The recent news is that there are Technical Preview releases planned for the next 3-5 months.
The Consumer Preview (beta) timeframe hasn't been publicly discussed. Given the extra 2 months tacked on to the Technical Preview, that is understandable. Internal schedules can be adjusted as needed, once you go public - it's all hell if you don't meet that schedule.

So, right now it looks as though the Consumer Preview will be released in late April or early May. It could be late June or early July if the extra months are deemed necessary.

That's about all the real information I have - schedules probably won't change much. There are other industries (Computer Mfr, Retail, part suppliers) that are all building schedules for the Win10 release as well.

Best guess for the Win10 RTM is late October or late December. it's only a guess though.
 

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  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro | Win10TP Pro - boot to VHD
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    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv6-c610us
    CPU
    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
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    HP 2072a (20" LED)
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    1600 x 900
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    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
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    WD 500 GB external
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    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless bundle)
    Browser
    IE 11 (default) & Pale Moon
    Other Info
    HP product specs:

    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
went looking to download the technical prieview ,and its no longer in the links I visited, so I had to search my downloads for it,found it in my junkbox ,
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro | Win10TP Pro - boot to VHD
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv6-c610us
    CPU
    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2072a (20" LED)
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
    Seagate 2 TB external
    WD 500 GB external
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless bundle)
    Browser
    IE 11 (default) & Pale Moon
    Other Info
    HP product specs:

    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
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