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They’re doing a free upgrade for W10 users, and making a new “numbered version”, to signify the significant changes. I’m not sure why this is that problematic?

by yunohn 5y ago

TheCapn 5y ago
So I'm not going to need to buy a new license for this? I'm on board. If it pisses me off enough I'll just roll back.
gnomewascool 5y ago
> They’re doing a free upgrade for W10 users > *Look for PCs that indicate they are eligible for the free upgrade, or you can check with your retailer for more information. Are they, though?
- yunohn 5y ago
  They don’t indicate any specific requirements, so presumably it will be free for pretty much everyone with a windows 10 license.
- FalconSensei 5y ago
  This is probably required by their legal department. Reasons that someone would not update: 1 - No licensed W10 2 - Too old PC - can't work with W11 3 - No MS account or internet connection (as this is a requirement for upgrading)
GordonS 5y ago
So, Windows 10 is my daily-driver (Enterprise eds), and I love it. I'm a big fan of Windows in general. But Microsoft did say that Windows 10 was going to be theast version of Windows, with incremental updates thereafter; I don't see why they need to change that to accommodate what appears to be little more than an unwanted UI refresh with more crappy AI-driven news feeds that nobody wants. From everything I've seen, Windows 11 looks like it's very much an incremental update over the Windows 10 of today. So why not have a Windows 10 feature update? What is the point of this?
- yunohn 5y ago
  Why does it matter to you as an end user, if they change the version number?
  - GordonS 5y ago
    It bothers me simply because they said they wouldn't, and I don't understand the point of it for a UI refresh. Also bothers me because I don't want a UI refresh.
  - croes 5y ago
    Because of new hardware requirements and built in Teams. If you don't want that you are now an a system with designated end of support.
  - TremendousJudge 5y ago
    because I don't want all my stuff to break and I don't want to configure everything again, which is something that happened with all numbered Windows updates to date
- GordonS 5y ago
  Yep, I mean, who the hell actually wants this kind of rubbish: > Windows 11 brings you closer to the news and information you care about faster with Widgets – a new personalized feed powered by AI Also, I can already have the weather as a tile in my start menu if I wanted (why, tho?).
- EMM_386 5y ago
  > I don't see why they need to change that to accommodate what appears to be little more than an unwanted UI refresh with more crappy AI-driven news feeds that nobody wants It's obviously a lot more complex than that. For example, they are dropping 32-bit support. You can't release an update that does something like that.
  - GordonS 5y ago
    Ah, I confess I'd missed that. Would he interesting to know how many users were still on an x86 build though (I would have guessed around 7 ;) Is there anything more of substance though?
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They’re doing a free upgrade for W10 users, and making a new “numbered version”, to signify the significant changes. I’m not sure why this is that problematic?

by yunohn 5y ago

They’re doing a free upgrade for W10 users, and making a new “numbered version”, to signify the significant changes. I’m not sure why this is that problematic?

TheCapn 5y ago

So I'm not going to need to buy a new license for this? I'm on board. If it pisses me off enough I'll just roll back.

gnomewascool 5y ago

> They’re doing a free upgrade for W10 users > *Look for PCs that indicate they are eligible for the free upgrade, or you can check with your retailer for more information. Are they, though?

yunohn 5y ago
They don’t indicate any specific requirements, so presumably it will be free for pretty much everyone with a windows 10 license.
FalconSensei 5y ago
This is probably required by their legal department. Reasons that someone would not update: 1 - No licensed W10 2 - Too old PC - can't work with W11 3 - No MS account or internet connection (as this is a requirement for upgrading)

GordonS 5y ago

So, Windows 10 is my daily-driver (Enterprise eds), and I love it. I'm a big fan of Windows in general. But Microsoft did say that Windows 10 was going to be theast version of Windows, with incremental updates thereafter; I don't see why they need to change that to accommodate what appears to be little more than an unwanted UI refresh with more crappy AI-driven news feeds that nobody wants. From everything I've seen, Windows 11 looks like it's very much an incremental update over the Windows 10 of today. So why not have a Windows 10 feature update? What is the point of this?

yunohn 5y ago
Why does it matter to you as an end user, if they change the version number?
- GordonS 5y ago
  It bothers me simply because they said they wouldn't, and I don't understand the point of it for a UI refresh. Also bothers me because I don't want a UI refresh.
- croes 5y ago
  Because of new hardware requirements and built in Teams. If you don't want that you are now an a system with designated end of support.
- TremendousJudge 5y ago
  because I don't want all my stuff to break and I don't want to configure everything again, which is something that happened with all numbered Windows updates to date
GordonS 5y ago
Yep, I mean, who the hell actually wants this kind of rubbish: > Windows 11 brings you closer to the news and information you care about faster with Widgets – a new personalized feed powered by AI Also, I can already have the weather as a tile in my start menu if I wanted (why, tho?).
EMM_386 5y ago
> I don't see why they need to change that to accommodate what appears to be little more than an unwanted UI refresh with more crappy AI-driven news feeds that nobody wants It's obviously a lot more complex than that. For example, they are dropping 32-bit support. You can't release an update that does something like that.
- GordonS 5y ago
  Ah, I confess I'd missed that. Would he interesting to know how many users were still on an x86 build though (I would have guessed around 7 ;) Is there anything more of substance though?

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