Windows 10

[xxAtticusxx]

So is Windows 10 a PC operating system or is it like 8, a touch screen/tablet OS on the PC?

I'm building a new PC right now and need to decide on 7 or 10.

I would suggest Windows 10, based on the fact that it will be the final major version of Windows to be released, and therefore should receive updates for life, whereas Windows 7 will eventually become unsupported. Using Windows 10 also ensures that you'll have the most up-to-date security fixes, as well as DirectX 12 support, which is a Windows 10 exclusive and quite the performance upgrade over games using DirectX 11 - this should be a major factor for you if you're building a gaming PC.

[Dante_V]

If you want to upgrade windows I'd wait a bit after the release to get them to work out the bugs. The game should run on windows regardless. That being said I'm hoping that some other OS competition enters the market because windows is meh. Some of the design concepts are still being reworked from decades ago and are insanely antiquated at this point. Windows is losing market share and I don't see the trend reversing anytime soon.

[Lokisama]

I haven't gotten the prompt to reserve my windows 10 yet I'm running windows 7 with SP1 and my windows updates are on, I wonder if the European countries get it later (Finland here)

[Saccharin]

I haven't gotten the prompt to reserve my windows 10 yet I'm running windows 7 with SP1 and my windows updates are on, I wonder if the European countries get it later (Finland here)

Worked on my PC a few hours ago in UK. Funny, thing. I read about it before I noticed it!

Have you installed ALL updates as there's an update that included the notification.

[xxAtticusxx]

I haven't gotten the prompt to reserve my windows 10 yet I'm running windows 7 with SP1 and my windows updates are on, I wonder if the European countries get it later (Finland here)

Is your computer up-to-date? (As in everything from Windows Update is installed?)

[Lokisama]

Yeah i just updated it I only got those extra updates left and I checked the list and none of them mentions anything with windows 10

[Zplinter]

There seems to be some confusion here. This what Microsoft Solution Providers are being told today:
1. If you have a registered version of windows 7, 8, 8.1 then you will qualify for a free upgrade/migration to the appropriate windows 10 version for the first year of release. After this period a user will have to buy a retail copy to upgrade. (note: Vista was not listed and we have not received and answer about if it is under the umbrella, XP clearly is NOT.)
2. If you have an unregistered version and you upgrade then you will have a watermark on the desktop until your copy of windows becomes a registered version.
3. Support for the life of the computer: If you have bought your PC from a company like Dell or HP then you have an OEM version of Windows that is tied directly to that computer. This means that if you build a new computer you can NOT take the copy of Windows from the old pre-built computer and use it on your new computer. If you have a self built computer with a registered copy of Windows then you can moved that license to the new computer (you might have to call MS in this case).
4. There will not be any sort of charge for updates to the OS, nor will there be advertising.

Currently I can tell you that on Insider Preview build 10130 is running Final Fantasy on:
Desktop: core i7, 8gb ram and a NVidia 750 video
laptop: HP probook 4730s
Lenovo Yoga 2 Thinkpad

In all three cases the game client has been stable with no crashes save when MS decided to push new build (go figure)

[worldofneil]

Vista was not listed and we have not received and answer about if it is under the umbrella

It's not. Only Windows 7 and 8.1 customers are eligble (customers with 8 need to upgrade to the free 8.1 first)

Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq

If you have a self built computer with a registered copy of Windows then you can moved that license to the new computer

Not necessarily and I personally want to lean more towards probably not. It depends what version of Windows they bought when they built their computer. I obviously can't speak for everyone else, but I personally believe most people building their computers will have actually bought the OEM version of Windows (as they're cheaper than retail!) but it's then tied to that specific hardware, not moveable to something else.

If someone built their computer and bought/used a retail version of Windows on it then yes I agree it can be moved, but if they bought and used the OEM version then it doesn't matter if they built it themselves or not, the licence is tied to that machine.

[Zplinter]

It's not. Only Windows 7 and 8.1 customers are eligble (customers with 8 need to upgrade to the free 8.1 first)

I was typing verbatim from a document sent to the company. Technically since the upgrade path of 8 to 8.1 to 10 is all free the statement the gave us is accurate.
We had a small business that we support ask about Vista (trust me I would love to get them off of Vista) to Windows 10. That is why included that bit.

Not necessarily and I personally want to lean more towards probably not. It depends what version of Windows they bought when they built If someone built their computer and bought/used a retail version of Windows on it then yes I agree it can be moved, but if they bought and used the OEM version then it doesn't matter if they built it themselves or not, the licence is tied to that machine.

You are very correct IF you are using an OEM copy that is not moveable period. I was mostly speaking to the members of our community that have bought pre-built computers, that my not be aware that the OS is tied to the computer. Especially in the vague "life of the computer" term used by MS. I should have been clearer on that for the more technically inclined.

Thank you for catching that.

[Waliel]

I haven't gotten the prompt to reserve my windows 10 yet I'm running windows 7 with SP1 and my windows updates are on, I wonder if the European countries get it later (Finland here)

Being from Finland myself, everyone I know of and I got the prompt this morning. It will just quitely sit next to your clock.