If your windows copy is not genuine, can you still get a free upgrade?
If you had no concerns running a pirated copy of the old version what's stopping you from getting a pirated copy of the newer version?
Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries Today
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You can use VLC. After your comment, I wasn't sure why that was the case. Apparently: > Neither French law nor European conventions recognize software as patentable (see French section below). Therefore, software patents licenses do not apply on VideoLAN software. From http://www.videolan.org/legal.html
That is actually illegal in Finland because it's illegal to circumvent the copy protection. Technically you need a licensed player. A few people have turned themselves in for watching a DVD on Linux and they received a token fine.
How much is the fine?
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#53I've been on the "insider preview" for a few weeks now, and I must say that I think Windows 10 is an absolutely amazing OS. Definitely the best Windows I've ever used. Also the best desktop OS I've ever used, but I hope you'll believe me about the "best Windows" even if you can't imagine why a developer would possible want to run something other than $YOUR_FAVOURITE_UNIX. If Windows 10 is as well-received as I expect…
Does System Image Backup still exist and does it work?
http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-81-tip-use-system-...
Edit: user Freaky answered this here:
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#54Be sure to read the licensing fine print about data collection for advertising etc. https://edri.org/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-persona... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9966236
This is just for Microsoft Account-enabled installations isn't it?
I kind of expected that.
I hope this kind of shit is not happening with the regular Local Account, or I'll be rolling back to Windows 7 swiftly.
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It's not about what "can" be done, you can also install the pirated software too, the thing is, by buying legally Windows 7 or Windows 8 Media Pack or Ultimate I have really paid the DVD playback functionality to Microsoft as well as the other features I've mentioned. Also read about the legality aspects of the Microsoft's DVD solutions up to now and of the open-source DVD players: http://www.zdnet.com/article/if-vlc…
I don't get it... are you complaining that you were revoked a license to a software that came bundled with windows?
Why wouldn't someone complain about a reduction in functionality in software they paid for? Do you somehow feel that's out of line?
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An icon should be present on your Win7/8 task bar which lets you reserve a copy. It does seem to be a gradual rollout though, as mine still tells me it's not available yet. It's probably quicker to download directly via The Windows 10 Download Tool: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
I can confirm that. I didn't see anything about Windows 10 in the Windows Update window, but upgrading via the tool worked perfectly for me.
Do you have to burn it to a USB/CD as the page suggests, or is does the tool give a way to upgrade in place without doing that?
Edit: can confirm crazysaem's experience. I did an in-place upgrade on a fully-patched 8.1 system and it worked flawlessly and relatively quickly (I kept my apps and settings). I'm not a heavy Windows user though.
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I don't get it... are you complaining that you were revoked a license to a software that came bundled with windows?
Why wouldn't someone complain about a reduction in functionality in software they paid for? Do you somehow feel that's out of line?
It's not only that Microsoft removes the features, they also don't tell you clearly they'll remove them but they put almost "malware-like" request on your system for which you already paid to them to "just upgrade it's safe."
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#58Dear marketing people, please stop using "The best ever". If you make a new product it should be better than the previous version, it it's not, you did something very wrong.
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#59Note that the upgrade will remove your Windows built-in DVD player. The right to play DVDs must be paid for every computer. You paid it when you bought the Windows 7 or 8 that you'll maybe upgrade to 10. Now the upgrade to Windows 10 takes that feature away from you. They apparently (the twitter message isn't actually the company statement) plan to return it "sometime in the future" and "if it might be free or if it…
> Note that the upgrade will remove your Windows built-in DVD player. That's bonkers. Ok, it was never a great player and every half-decent geek uses VLC or better, but still, plenty of people use MediaPlayer every day. Tech support hotlines will be overwhelmed by furious customers.
Windows 10 still supports music and video playback just fine, through applications called Xbox Music and Xbox Video:
"Xbox Video supports all the video files you’ve probably been downloading the VLC Media Player desktop app to watch."
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/01/25/windows-10-vs-window...
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Upgrade notification is now adware? are you serious? You don't even have to pay for the upgrade and you'll have a lot to gain from it and for us developers, it's a good thing aswell since it might reduce the number of old IEs/plateforms we have to support. I expected more from an HN user..
It's only a notification until you can't turn it off. It's incredibly difficult to get rid of it on a non-domain attached windows 8.1 machine.
For me it was an icon next to the clock. Once I reserved my upgrade I just hid it in the action center and it never popped again.