I think that it will be better than Windows 8 , especially that they got rid of the Metro UI , and resurrected the Start Bar , and added plenty of new nice features ! We can't know for sure if it will be good or bad before testing it , but microsoft is trying to do the same thing that they did with Windows XP and Windows 7 , by making DirectX 12 incompatible with Windows 7 and 8 .
@hassansaleh31 win 8 is horrible to say it nicely.

The OS has split personality disorder, take for example doing a simple task of changing settings in win 8, you will have to juggle Metro UI settings from the right, and control panel.

and the Metro apps, whats up with that. I have been to the store not a single useful app, they all look half baked apps some are simply web view of of sites.

Btw if you plan on buying a 3K or 4K display laptop, forget it. windows scaling is utter garbage UI elements are all over the place, text is blurry mess and the experience is just plain bad ( still not fixed in win 10)
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Any One has Windows 10 rolling out on his system by the official notification - I already registered back 1 month ago (Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit User) I am waiting some one who actually used the official role out that is released today , since I have several questions on compatibility / performance / etc.. before I decide to upgrade.
I currently have a pirated windows 8.1 but I want to buy windows 10 home, any idea how can i get it when it is available ( not from Microsoft lebanese store), because i think it is gonna be priced here for 273000LL as window 8.1 is priced. US price is 120$
Ramnesia wroteI currently have a pirated windows 8.1 but I want to buy windows 10 home, any idea how can i get it when it is available ( not from Microsoft lebanese store), because i think it is gonna be priced here for 273000LL as window 8.1 is priced. US price is 120$
Buy it from g2a, its about 30$ and legit. I bought one myself. Or if you are a student you can get it from the direct source with a discount.
@Ramnesia


If you poke and prod Amazon a bit, it will reveal its soft underbelly. This is where the Windows 7 and Windows 8 licenses are kept. Amazon offers a confusing range of prices for Windows license keys; presumably relating to the presence of actual Microsoft sanctioned products delivered directly by Amazon, and individual vendors undercutting what now seems quite a large layout for two aging operating systems. There are also a number of “open-box” offers, bringing the price as low as $30 in some cases. Shift to a genuine Windows 8.1 than register for the free upgrade for windows 10 from July 29 2015 to July 29 2016. Also, you can G2A - One of the largest global marketplaces for marked down Steam-keys is also home to a number of legitimate Windows 8 license keys, covering Standard, Professional, and Enterprise, in both 32 and 64-bit flavors.
I think i've got windows 10 downloading in the background, i have a notification that says that windows update is downloading an update and it seems very large since since yesterday it only downloaded 3 %
Buying and Updating to Windows 10 from windows 8.1, I am only concerned about hardware changes in my system because I have read somewhere this would break the license forcing you to buy windows 10 later on ( Not sure).
why would you buy it if Microsoft is giving a free upgrade even for pirated windows ?
With Windows 10, although nongenuine PCs may be able to upgrade to Windows 10, the upgrade will not change the genuine state of the license. Nongenuine Windows is not published by Microsoft. It is not properly licensed, or supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner. If a device was considered nongenuine or mislicensed prior to the upgrade, that device will continue to be considered nongenuine or mislicensed after the upgrade.
Tech Guru wroteWith Windows 10, although nongenuine PCs may be able to upgrade to Windows 10, the upgrade will not change the genuine state of the license. Nongenuine Windows is not published by Microsoft. It is not properly licensed, or supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner. If a device was considered nongenuine or mislicensed prior to the upgrade, that device will continue to be considered nongenuine or mislicensed after the upgrade.
So I guess I will update and see what happens, I got the icon but still didn't get a notification that it's ready to download
aliessayli2 wrotewhy would you buy it if Microsoft is giving a free upgrade even for pirated windows ?
I am actually gonna update windows 8.1 non genuine to windows 10 on my laptop as soon as i get home before doing anything to my desktop and see how thing gonna work on this pirated windows.
A.L wroteI think i've got windows 10 downloading in the background, i have a notification that says that windows update is downloading an update and it seems very large since since yesterday it only downloaded 3 %
Any idea how to stop it? Even though it' already at 40%, I seriously don't want to upgrade for now...
Ramnesia wrote
aliessayli2 wrotewhy would you buy it if Microsoft is giving a free upgrade even for pirated windows ?
I am actually gonna update windows 8.1 non genuine to windows 10 on my laptop as soon as i get home before doing anything to my desktop and see how thing gonna work on this pirated windows.
keep us updated
Kazouza wrote
A.L wroteI think i've got windows 10 downloading in the background, i have a notification that says that windows update is downloading an update and it seems very large since since yesterday it only downloaded 3 %
Any idea how to stop it? Even though it' already at 40%, I seriously don't want to upgrade for now...
You can keep downloading it and choose not to update.
Ramnesia wrote
Kazouza wrote
A.L wroteI think i've got windows 10 downloading in the background, i have a notification that says that windows update is downloading an update and it seems very large since since yesterday it only downloaded 3 %
Any idea how to stop it? Even though it' already at 40%, I seriously don't want to upgrade for now...
You can keep downloading it and choose not to update.
Yeah but I've already exceeded my download capacity for this month.
Not to mention the size it's taking from my ssd.
Ramnesia wroteI currently have a pirated windows 8.1 but I want to buy windows 10 home, any idea how can i get it when it is available ( not from Microsoft lebanese store), because i think it is gonna be priced here for 273000LL as window 8.1 is priced. US price is 120$
r/microsoftsoftwareswap is your friend, you can get a Windows key for like 10 bucks.
Note to anybody availing of the free update to windows 10, if you cant find the download yet go into search, type cmd, enter wuauclt.exe/updatenow and press enter. This should start the download if you have already reserved your free copy. Also be sure to have updates automatically applied.
Ramnesia wroteBuying and Updating to Windows 10 from windows 8.1, I am only concerned about hardware changes in my system because I have read somewhere this would break the license forcing you to buy windows 10 later on ( Not sure).
Found an answer for this Here