Tonci87 163 Posted June 2, 2015 Upps missread the date... Yeah we will have one year time to claim a copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rebel12340 46 Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) After reading through this, I'm a bit more hesitant to upgrade... Although, there is always the option to revert back to the previous version of Windows, so maybe it isn't a huge deal... Edited June 3, 2015 by Rebel12340 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chortles 263 Posted June 3, 2015 Furthermore, I am a gamer and enjoy trying out new software from time to time. So when I ,or something on a future patch from Microsoft cause a system crash I don't find its really "FREE" as much as "we'll get our money at some point.Which, considering Microsoft's planned emphasis on pushing services, is presumably part of the reason for offering the Windows 10 upgrade in the first place... though according to Microsoft support engineer Annu Singh reinstalling requires installation of the prior OS (that is, if you're not going the "built-in reset/restore" route), presumably attempting to defeat the workarounds by which Windows 7 could be clean-installed with upgrade media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rebel12340 46 Posted June 3, 2015 They do appear to also be offering an ISO download (which I'll be sure to grab). Reading that page seems to indicate that there will be an option of doing a custom install using the ISO, so hopefully a win7/8.1 install isn't necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chortles 263 Posted June 3, 2015 The argument in the first thread that you linked was over a question of clean installs, whereas the link about the ISO is seemingly about doing an in-place upgrade from your existing OS? (Although I see that XP and Vista users have to go clean install.) Similar to how the current Preview has both ISO (build 10074) and upgrade-via-Windows Update (newer build) versions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Janez 531 Posted July 9, 2015 What a polite way to say they made it easier for them to spy on you :D So this free Windows upgrade sounds great but can you make an ISO for a clean install? I read something about people making ISO or DVD from catch files in beta/tester/preview versions of Windows 10 but I dunno how reliable that will actually be. First time upgrade may be OK but I'm thinking of getting an SSD (yes I still don't have one :omg:) and format my HD. Therefore, installing Windows 7 again and then upgrading to 10 seems like a waste of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zriel 12 Posted July 9, 2015 What a polite way to say they made it easier for them to spy on you :D So this free Windows upgrade sounds great but can you make an ISO for a clean install? I read something about people making ISO or DVD from catch files in beta/tester/preview versions of Windows 10 but I dunno how reliable that will actually be. First time upgrade may be OK but I'm thinking of getting an SSD (yes I still don't have one :omg:) and format my HD. Therefore, installing Windows 7 again and then upgrading to 10 seems like a waste of time. It is confirmed that you can download an ISO for clean install of Windows 10 with the free upgrade. ---------- Post added at 17:53 ---------- Previous post was at 17:49 ---------- https://techjourney.net/free-windows-10-upgrade-allows-clean-install-with-iso-download/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chortles 263 Posted July 11, 2015 Still can't take the new install to a newer machine, I take it, if the motherboard on one's existing upgraded machine fails? Because I recall that Microsoft let that slide with Windows 8 as long as you only used one machine (with the key) at a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zriel 12 Posted July 12, 2015 ? I can install my key in as many windows I wan't, as long as I do use it only in one unique machine at a time. You just have to do the telephone activation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chortles 263 Posted July 12, 2015 ? I can install my key in as many windows I wan't, as long as I do use it only in one unique machine at a time. You just have to do the telephone activation.Hence my curiosity as to how well that will remain the case with Windows 10. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
da12thMonkey 1943 Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) It is confirmed that you can download an ISO for clean install of Windows 10 with the free upgrade.---------- Post added at 17:53 ---------- Previous post was at 17:49 ---------- https://techjourney.net/free-windows-10-upgrade-allows-clean-install-with-iso-download/ You can only do a clean install after first upgrading a current Win7/Win8 installation though. You can't just download the ISO and install straight to a new drive. In order to allow me to install Windows 10 on the new SSD I got, without losing my Windows 7 installation on the current HDD: I've had to install Win 7 on my new SSD using the existing OEM key and activate it (which I'm able to do on this new drive since it's still the same motherboard as registered to the OEM key from the HDD installation) then wait through the tedium of downloading, installing and restarting for all the various Windows updates until I get the one that begs to reserve Win10 again on the new drive. Now I should be able to install Win10 to the new drive without risking anything on my large capacity HDD getting lost in upgrading or potentially having to format and roll back to Win7 on a drive that has all my stuff, if I didn't like Win10. Fortunately the two concurrent Win7 installations don't appear to be interfering with each-other at all but it may be since I have to switch BIOS to AHCI for it to attempt to boot the Win7 installation on the SSD, and switch back to IDE to boot the one on the HDD. Edited July 12, 2015 by da12thMonkey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
