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1405915 2015-08-05 04:38:00 I have two PCs and I registered my interest to reserve Win10. Today I downloaded the ISO and using Google found out how to de-register my interest in waiting for MS to download Win10.

As soon as I de-registered my interest I went to see if I had any new pgms to upload. Lo and behold, there on both PCs was the requested download. N
Now isn't that a coincidence "or what"!!!!!!!
Bryan (147)
1405916 2015-08-05 04:44:00 This stupid thing. I got the icon for win10 reserved it. Didnt get anything . Wiped the hdd anyway and did a clean install of WIn10. I'm using it now.

Now it looks like the files for it are downloading. A bit late dont you think. Now I'm going to delete them
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1405917 2015-08-05 06:56:00 Guess what - you can use the media creation tool to upgrade without waiting for the prompt! Nick G (16709)
1405918 2015-08-05 07:47:00 I did Speedy Gonzales (78)
1405919 2015-08-05 11:50:00 Was referring to OP, not you Speedy :) Nick G (16709)
1405920 2015-08-05 20:50:00 This stupid thing. I got the icon for win10 reserved it. Didnt get anything . Wiped the hdd anyway and did a clean install of WIn10. I'm using it now.

Now it looks like the files for it are downloading. A bit late dont you think. Now I'm going to delete them

weird

how do the files for the Win10 you reserved in the previous OS download, when you wiped the HDD and clean installed?
nmercer (3899)
1405921 2015-08-05 21:18:00 weird

how do the files for the Win10 you reserved in the previous OS download, when you wiped the HDD and clean installed? Bit strange asking that Nath :p you're the one person who should really know how everything is actually delivered. Meaning MS don't announce everything in detail.

but on that note, on one PC I have here, the hidden folder where windows 10 downloads to is close to 20GB - no idea what its actually doing with that much. If and when it gets changed it will be Via the ISO download.
wainuitech (129)
1405922 2015-08-05 22:19:00 Bit strange asking that Nath :p you're the one person who should really know how everything is actually delivered. Meaning MS don't announce everything in detail.

but on that note, on one PC I have here, the hidden folder where windows 10 downloads to is close to 20GB - no idea what its actually doing with that much. If and when it gets changed it will be Via the ISO download.

well Windows 10 doesn't download Windows 10 onto itself

if you've run the reservation prompt on a Win7/8 system, then wiped the HDD and clean installed Windows 10, the reservation app does not magically install itself (it only runs on Win7/8) and then start downloading Windows 10
nmercer (3899)
1405923 2015-08-05 22:34:00 well Windows 10 doesn't download Windows 10 onto itself

if you've run the reservation prompt on a Win7/8 system, then wiped the HDD and clean installed Windows 10, the reservation app does not magically install itself (it only runs on Win7/8) and then start downloading Windows 10 No idea then why Speedys redownloaded ? I have a theory as to what may have happened, but I'll try it out first to see.

On the system I was referring to that's downloaded 20GB so far, that is Windows 8.1.

It appears you don't have to reserve it either, as long as the KB's that trigger the notice in the icon tray have been downloaded it automatically downloads the upgrade in pieces and the user has no idea its done it.

Some of my customers have asked what the new icon was in the try, when opened its got the option to reserve, so it hadn't been clicked, and un-hiding folders shows the folder on the C Drive with varying amounts of how much its already downloaded, some in MB's others in GB's.
wainuitech (129)
1405924 2015-08-05 23:53:00 well Windows 10 doesn't download Windows 10 onto itself

if you've run the reservation prompt on a Win7/8 system, then wiped the HDD and clean installed Windows 10, the reservation app does not magically install itself (it only runs on Win7/8) and then start downloading Windows 10


I have a theory as to what may have happened, but I'll try it out first to see.
My Theory was Correct.

If you have a Windows 10 install, even from fresh, and you download and run the Media Creation Tool to make a ISO it creates the hidden folder on the C Drive. Notice the date and times of the folder creation compared to current time. Which is 10.52am

Heres Proof:
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wainuitech (129)
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