Microsoft Build 10041 Of Windows 10 Technical Preview

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Build 10041 of Windows 10 is now ready to download for Insiders.

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[lpedraja2002]

The upgrade will be free for those running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

Is this correct? Will the people using Windows 7 receive Windows 10 for free?

 

[pit_1209]

The upgrade will be free for those running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

Is this correct? Will the people using Windows 7 receive Windows 10 for free?

Yes, it is supposed to be free on the first year.

 

[FALC0N]

Yes, IF you upgrade during the first year.

 

[ohim]

I don`t know if it`s a joke or not but i`ve heard that the free upgrade works for pirated versions also. It seems MS goes for a very aggressive move with Win10 to get ground again. I understand them .. on Phones they are pretty inexistent even though windows phone is amazing , but it lacks customization of the OS.. Android users don`t like tiles ..

 

[mamasan2000]

When are Tomshardware going to report on updates of Linux distros? Like OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Arch, Linux Mint, Gentoo for example. Just like you report on Windows once a week.

 

[ohim]

When are Tomshardware going to report on updates of Linux distros? Like OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Arch, Linux Mint, Gentoo for example. Just like you report on Windows once a week.

I don`t use Linux, tried Mint/Fedora/Ubuntu, all were a terrible experience for me, with tons of forum searching on how to install this and that.

Linux still has a long way to come and there are WAYYYY to many distributions for it`s own sake. You don`t get people to notice you like this.

There is only one MacOS (i know it`s Unix based like linux) , there is only 1 Windows , there is only 1 Android (though we have custom ROMs but are not official) and 1 iOS.

Linux should keep it simple and concentrate only on 1 distro and make it user friendly.

 

[codo]

threw the preview on a laptop I picked up for a htpc, its been great. love the search box in the taskbar I must say

 

[rokit]

The same day you will see intime and all AMD news as they do for Nvidia on every small thing except fails(same goes for MS news).
TH is Microsoft and Nvidia site, anything else is mentioned from time to time.

 

[josejones]

Anybody know anything about Windows 10 boot times? What about driver support for the new NVMe SSD's and M.2's?

 

[johnsaar2005]

I love WIndows 10 but battery life has been horrible on all the devices I have installed it on ranging from a dell venue 8 pro (tablet life went from 8 to 10 hours to 3 to 5 hours on windows 10), an Asus zenbook with a brand new battery (life went from 3 to 6 hours to 1 to 2 hours). Now I know this is a beta release and many of you will claim drivers are the reason why, but i have to disagree. my windows 8.1 install used all the WDM drivers from microsoft besides track pad driver, nvidia driver, and keyboard filter driver and those have not changed in windows 10 I verified its the same WDM drivers being used as well. So What has changed so drastically that its draining my batteries that much quicker? I tried to track processes system and software and nothing seems any different that windows 8.1. Maybe some of you have answers? I'm scared to update when this comes out and wonder when microsoft will start taking battery life seriously in their OS's.

 

[big_tiger]

Anybody know anything about Windows 10 boot times? What about driver support for the new NVMe SSD's and M.2's?

On my custom AMD build it boots fairly quick, and has actually booted quicker after the last technical preview update. I dont know about the NVMe and M.2 question, but it should work with windows 8 drivers.

 

[unempit]

I don't believe the free upgrade will be available for Enterprise flavors of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

 

[mamasan2000]

When are Tomshardware going to report on updates of Linux distros? Like OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Arch, Linux Mint, Gentoo for example. Just like you report on Windows once a week.

I don`t use Linux, tried Mint/Fedora/Ubuntu, all were a terrible experience for me, with tons of forum searching on how to install this and that.

Linux still has a long way to come and there are WAYYYY to many distributions for it`s own sake. You don`t get people to notice you like this.

There is only one MacOS (i know it`s Unix based like linux) , there is only 1 Windows , there is only 1 Android (though we have custom ROMs but are not official) and 1 iOS.

Linux should keep it simple and concentrate only on 1 distro and make it user friendly.

I'm of the opinion it is much easier to install 3rd party software on Linux than Windows. At least in Linux you know it's high quality, virus-free, works with my distro etc. On Windows it's a crapshoot since you have to get it from the net from some random site and hope it isn't virusinfested, ad-supported garbage.
Besides, on Linux I don't even have to search for software that much. Type sudo apt-get install <NAME>. Mostly it's quite logical names too. Otherwise, theres nothing a 10 sec google search can't fix. Dependencies handled automagically too. For GUI version theres Ubuntu Software Center. I had that working in Linux Mint as well. Wasn't hard. I just wanted to test if it worked and it did. In my opinion, Linux is more userfriendly, only it goes about it another way. In my case it leads to less mouseclicks, more typing, which is faster and practical, at least for me.

A great way to start tinkering with Linux could be getting a Raspberry or similar and installing Raspbian. Offtopic but...

 

[RickTacular]

The upgrade will be free for those running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

Is this correct? Will the people using Windows 7 receive Windows 10 for free?

Yes, it is supposed to be free on the first year.

The upgrade will be free for those running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

Is this correct? Will the people using Windows 7 receive Windows 10 for free?

The upgrade will be free for those running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

Is this correct? Will the people using Windows 7 receive Windows 10 for free?

Yes, it is supposed to be free on the first year.

What if you've installed the preview? Is there a text file or somesuch that points to the previous Windows key to confirm that you *had* Windows 7 or 8?

 

[sykozis]

When are Tomshardware going to report on updates of Linux distros? Like OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Arch, Linux Mint, Gentoo for example. Just like you report on Windows once a week.

I don`t use Linux, tried Mint/Fedora/Ubuntu, all were a terrible experience for me, with tons of forum searching on how to install this and that.

Linux still has a long way to come and there are WAYYYY to many distributions for it`s own sake. You don`t get people to notice you like this.

There is only one MacOS (i know it`s Unix based like linux) , there is only 1 Windows , there is only 1 Android (though we have custom ROMs but are not official) and 1 iOS.

Linux should keep it simple and concentrate only on 1 distro and make it user friendly.

Android is a Linux based operating system.
Linux is not based on Unix. Linux is a "Unix like" operating system, but it is NOT based on Unix.
MacOS is actually based on BSD, which was originally based on Unix. iOS is also based on BSD.....

 

[turkey3_scratch]

When are Tomshardware going to report on updates of Linux distros? Like OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Arch, Linux Mint, Gentoo for example. Just like you report on Windows once a week.

I don`t use Linux, tried Mint/Fedora/Ubuntu, all were a terrible experience for me, with tons of forum searching on how to install this and that.

Linux still has a long way to come and there are WAYYYY to many distributions for it`s own sake. You don`t get people to notice you like this.

There is only one MacOS (i know it`s Unix based like linux) , there is only 1 Windows , there is only 1 Android (though we have custom ROMs but are not official) and 1 iOS.

Linux should keep it simple and concentrate only on 1 distro and make it user friendly.

Except that Linux is made by a community of thousands of open-source developers. There's not one Linux Team that makes all the distros. And just because stuff is difficult to install with command-line and all that does not make them bad operating systems - they just focus so much more on performance over interface.

Plus I don't get why people who say anything good about Linux immediately get downvoted on this site.

 

[ZeusGamer]

I'm only excited because of DX12. Is that a bad thing to say? Lol.

 

[James87Raymond]

Windows 10 will be handy edition as it contains many things as it contains many features.. But I heard that it is tentative plus , Windows 7 user will be able to get it for free in its first year.. Anyways, Windows 10 ! we need you

 

[sykozis]

When are Tomshardware going to report on updates of Linux distros? Like OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Arch, Linux Mint, Gentoo for example. Just like you report on Windows once a week.

I don`t use Linux, tried Mint/Fedora/Ubuntu, all were a terrible experience for me, with tons of forum searching on how to install this and that.

Linux still has a long way to come and there are WAYYYY to many distributions for it`s own sake. You don`t get people to notice you like this.

There is only one MacOS (i know it`s Unix based like linux) , there is only 1 Windows , there is only 1 Android (though we have custom ROMs but are not official) and 1 iOS.

Linux should keep it simple and concentrate only on 1 distro and make it user friendly.

Except that Linux is made by a community of thousands of open-source developers. There's not one Linux Team that makes all the distros. And just because stuff is difficult to install with command-line and all that does not make them bad operating systems - they just focus so much more on performance over interface.

Plus I don't get why people who say anything good about Linux immediately get downvoted on this site.

Because this site is geared towards Windows, just like most other tech sites. The user-base that comprehends Linux is very small as well.

 

[pdconner]

I just did the upgrade - update and found that it didn't and wont load my sound drivers.. I now have no sound at all... UGGGGGGGG