Windows Insider Program and Windows 10 Technical Preview

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Sometime today the Windows Insider Program will launch and people will be able to download the Windows 10 Technical Preview.

Windows Insider Program: http://preview.windows.com/

It should be noted that this is a Technical Preview and should not be installed for use as your main operating system.  If you aren't familiar with any of this, I'd advise just waiting until next year when it fully released.

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:beer:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think they ought to crank that sucker up to 11. :w00t:

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

i found this quite funny and fitting 
 

Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

I'm not optimistic MS has learned anything about attracting customers, given what they've just done with the 'new' MSN.com - it's (apparently intentionally) broken on Firefox/Palemoon and the desktop version of Safari.  Brilliant.

Apple somehow attracts, MS inevitably repels.  Thought Balmer being gone might make a difference, but so far, no.

 

Sorry, a little OT.

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top

Wiz - they're not that smart.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Daiwa, reply 4

I'm not optimistic MS has learned anything about attracting customers, given what they've just done with the 'new' MSN.com - it's (apparently intentionally) broken on Firefox/Palemoon and the desktop version of Safari.  Brilliant.

Apple somehow attracts, MS inevitably repels.  Thought Balmer being gone might make a difference, but so far, no.

 

Sorry, a little OT.
End of Daiwa's quote

Yeah, I just noticed they re-branded the apps to MSN.

 

Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top

My history with skinning and WC notwithstanding, if I didn't have to use MS's OS & apps, I wouldn't.  Why they go to such great lengths to intentionally annoy customers is mystifying.  Apple will at least give you a reason to enter their closed system, while MS seems to now be doing their best to give you no reason to enter theirs.  Perhaps it's because MS started out 'open' & we/I take that for granted, making their efforts to adopt Apple's model seem like shutting people out rather than inviting them in.  They just seem so damn arrogant & clumsy at the effort.

Enough ranting for today.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Got it....;)

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Turns out I don't have enough horsepower to run 10, just like 8. It bites. :(

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Quoting Jafo, reply 9
Reduced 48%
Original 1243 x 777



Got it....;)

End of Jafo's quote

Keep in mind that it does not run up to its full potential on a VM, however for just checking things out VM is good.
But you know that 

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

My initial impression is it doesn't impress me.  Not much at all.

 

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Island, reply 12

My initial impression is it doesn't impress me.  Not much at all.

 
End of Island's quote

So far....ditto.

As with ALL previous OS's....I'll need to break it first before final judgement....;)

They all break....eventually....bamboo....fingernails....dripping water.....

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting kona0197, reply 10

Turns out I don't have enough horsepower to run 10, just like 8. It bites. :(
End of kona0197's quote

Kona, 8 and 10 don't bite. Your rig bites.... ;)

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting benmanns, reply 11

Keep in mind that it does not run up to its full potential on a VM, however for just checking things out VM is good.But you know that
End of benmanns's quote

I don't understand this comment. I do get that you can't truly judge how it acts with certain hardware in a VM.

 

But I can give it 6 cores and 10 GB of ram in a VM. So, how is it not running to it's full potential?

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 14

Kona, 8 and 10 don't bite. Your rig bites....
End of RedneckDude's quote

Yeah I know. Sad but true.

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 15

But I can give it 6 cores and 10 GB of ram in a VM. So, how is it not running to it's full potential?
End of RedneckDude's quote

About the only 'limitation' is high-end graphic use for gaming.

I gave it 4gig to mess with....only because I also currently have FSX running on the host....and it sucks blood from a stone....;p

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

And here I am posting from within the VirtualBox install of win 10 ....whoopee.

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Lol@Jafo.         XD

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 17


Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 15

But I can give it 6 cores and 10 GB of ram in a VM. So, how is it not running to it's full potential?



About the only 'limitation' is high-end graphic use for gaming.

I gave it 4gig to mess with....only because I also currently have FSX running on the host....and it sucks blood from a stone....;P

End of Jafo's quote

 

I have an MS flight stick I'd send you but shipping from US would probably be more than the thing is worth.

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 20

I have an MS flight stick I'd send you but shipping from US would probably be more than the thing is worth.
End of RedneckDude's quote

I already have a Saitek X65F system....neat with its static pressure-sensitive stick.....no moving parts to wear out [but pricey]...;)

Which reminds me....one of the things to check out for 10 ..... will FSX work.....

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I was certain you had something nice. I just hate to waste a piece of equipment. 

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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Quoting RedneckDude, reply 22

I was certain you had something nice. I just hate to waste a piece of equipment. 
End of RedneckDude's quote

Learn to fly. I taught myself how to crash land.  :-"

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

i don't get it. so now you can have a shortcut both as an icon-cum-text entry and/or as a tile on the same menu?

would make a lot more sense with tiles on the left and places on the right.

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 22

I just hate to waste a piece of equipment.
End of RedneckDude's quote
 

 

Been saying this to my wife for years...... X|