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Thread ID: 139900	2015-07-19 06:05:00	Windows 10-Cortana?	pct (16854)	Press F1

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1405049	2015-07-19 06:05:00	Hey, just wondering if Cortana will be available for NZ users when upgraded to Windows 10 & if not, is there any way around it? Thanks	pct (16854)
1405050	2015-07-19 07:04:00	If it's not available in New Zealand upon launch you can change your regional settings to say you're in a country that has it. It's worked for me on an earlier build and on Windows Phone.	pcuser42 (130)
1405051	2015-07-19 07:35:00	Thanks pcuser42, sounds good. I remember reading something about Windows 10 being available free for starters & having to pay after 2 years or something similar? That's not true, is it? What's the thoughts on Windows 10, worth an upgrade from 8.1 ?	pct (16854)
1405052	2015-07-19 07:48:00	I remember reading something about Windows 10 being available free for starters & having to pay after 2 years or something similar? No no no no -- :p Heres the guff. If you have Windows 7 or 8.1 the upgrade to W10 is free. You have till 29th July 2016 to upgrade. If you dont upgrade before 2016, you will then have to pay for it. If you upgrade before 29th July 2016 its yours for ever, it never expires. If you are on the insider program, which is a tester program, you get W10 as it goes on / Develops for free. BUT you have to have a MS insider account ( free) the software you get is still testing software so you will get all the latest builds ( and bugs), features before the general public, but time limited. Leave the insider program and all bets are off :) The testing Versions are for people who like playing with new ( and unstable) builds, and when it all turns to custard you shrug your shoulders and start again. Of course any faults, it helps to report back to MS so they can fix them ( sometimes) ;) The latest Build 10240 is okish ( sometimes) - but still unstable. Some people have no problems others have more than I care to mention. To keep up with the "latest" (when we post) follow / check out This Thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) You decide if you want to upgrade when appropriate :) The debate on insider is whether 10240 RTM is actually the build going to general public - Some say its not as its to unstable still. MS are not saying :xmouth:	wainuitech (129)
1405053	2015-07-19 22:43:00	10240 is RTM but you need to get your head around the fact that their really never is a "final" version of Windows 10 Its an ongoing development, together with you guys giving feedback on features you want and how they should be prioritised. Crowd sourced. Every month there will be patches 3 times a year there will be major feature releases so the July 2015 build is done and we are working on new features	nmercer (3899)
1405054	2015-07-19 23:22:00	10240 is RTM but you need to get your head around the fact that their really never is a "final" version of Windows 10 Its an ongoing development, together with you guys giving feedback on features you want and how they should be prioritised. Crowd sourced. Every month there will be patches 3 times a year there will be major feature releases so the July 2015 build is done and we are working on new features Thanks Nath, for the confirmation. Looks like after the 29th Techs will be busy. I'm saying that because in its current form its causing a lot of problems with breakages, one minute it works fine next its playing up. Basically unstable in some areas. One that I cant seem to find a fix for - the insider Hub App, tried everything, and its still not working, all the others are now that I rebuilt / reinstalled them Via Powershell. Hope MS get the delivery via Windows updates sorted, LOTS of people on the insider still cant get any upgrades through, some are stuck several versions back. Theres all sorts of fixes offered, some work some don't. If Microsoft want W10 to be a success, they need to get it right. In bold- in other words its coming out on the 29th still in Beta, with too many faults ;) On going development is fine, but unstable is not.	wainuitech (129)
1405055	2015-07-20 01:20:00	Insider Hub has been removed since 10142, and will come back after RTM The unstable/breakage issues you describe are not widespread as far as I can tell The normal public will not have the insider Windows Update issues you have described as they will be doing an upgrade from prior version of Windows not build to build Windows 10 upgrades	nmercer (3899)
1405056	2015-07-20 01:21:00	So is Cortana something we "Need" Will be "Useful"? What will it do for us? Thanks. PJ	Poppa John (284)
1405057	2015-07-20 01:28:00	It's like siri for the Iphone. I've got it on my windows phone. Don't really use it tho. But have tried it	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1405058	2015-07-20 01:29:00	Insider Hub has been removed since 10142, and will come back after RTM The unstable/breakage issues you describe are not widespread as far as I can tell The normal public will not have the insider Windows Update issues you have described as they will be doing an upgrade from prior version of Windows not build to build Windows 10 upgrades The upgrades are coming Via windows update currently, so yes that's true about the insider updates. As for the troubles ?? are you really serious ? Have you actually had a look at how many people are having troubles with upgrading,one of the reasons to change to Windows updates from insider was of course to test out the update procedure - ( MS engineers and moderators posted it - which hasn't gone exactly to good for many ) and all the other various problems. The way it is at the moment its to unstable. As one of the members posted Just sit back with your pop corn and watch the fun during August Does the below look like the actions of a stable OS ? These are consistent on a daily basis. The reason for not shutting down correctly was because the whole thing froze sometimes other times it restarted by its self. Other OS's run perfectly fine, so its not hardware. 6605	wainuitech (129)
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