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Thread ID: 140528 2015-10-27 22:57:00 Best deal on windows 10 Driftwood (5551) PC World Chat
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1410542 2015-10-28 19:58:00 You have got till 29 July 2016 and should be more refined than what we have now

First big update coming early Nov www.howtogeek.com
Lawrence (2987)
1410543 2015-10-28 20:17:00 jump on 10565 Windows Insider Preview and stay on preview in perpetuity

10565 is also the first version that you can clean install and enter your Win7, 8, 8.1 product key, or have that key read from the PC BIOS/UEFI firmwares

blogs.windows.com

Was there no deadline for registering/activating your insider install ?
1101 (13337)
1410544 2015-10-28 20:57:00 From the likes of Hardley Normal?

From Computer lounge as part of my order for my current system. It was delayed about a week as they didn't have them in stock so I actually ended up installing from a download and activating with the key when it arrived but I have used it since to install on another machine that had a buggy upgraded version.
dugimodo (138)
1410545 2015-10-28 22:47:00 So this would be the one to get

www.computerlounge.co.nz

Although there seems to be a discrepancy with the VPN number
Driftwood (5551)
1410546 2015-10-28 23:39:00 Was there no deadline for registering/activating your insider install ?

Windows Insider Preview program will stay on forever
nmercer (3899)
1410547 2015-10-29 04:24:00 Windows Insider Preview program will stay on forever Theres a couple of "gotyas" on that though :)

Its no longer Free completely. To install even the insider preview NOW you need a existing W7 or 8.1 valid Key to activate it. When it first came out the Insider was Free Completely as long as it stayed on the same hardware it was fine. Roughly mid July they closed off the ability for free Keys.

Heres the Gotya as well. IF you were previously registered and hardware the same, what MANY have found out is if you wipe your drive clean and do a fresh install OR if the version expires and you try to upgrade to something newer it wont activate unless you enter a W7 -8.1 key, even though it was previously activated. IF its the original install still from before mid July 2015 it upgrades and activates fine.

This is why before ANY upgrade to a newer version I ALWAYS make a image first - just in case it screws up. The latest Build 10565 is valid till 16/7/2016 - before then there will be newer builds.
wainuitech (129)
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