Switching to Windows 10 ?

UbEcLoWn · Jul 28, 2015

Yea. I'll probably upgrade as soon as possible. Just cause I like shiny new things. But I'm sure it'll come with it's fair share of headaches.

Ichiru · Jul 28, 2015

I prefer to wait to see how broken a new OS is before I commit to it.

CaptainRichard · Jul 28, 2015

I was an early adopter of Win7 Pro and Win8 Pro, but I'm a little hesitant this time around due to possible issues with video game streaming. I have a fairly elaborate setup now and I'm concerned Win10 will make everything crash and keep me offline for a good amount of time.

I'm hoping I can reserve my copies for my systems, then install at a later date when more drivers have been tested and certified.

Shenanigons · Jul 28, 2015

Are you going to switch to Windows 10 asap ?
On my laptop I will

Are you going to wait until it's tested by others?
I'll be one of the others

Do you fear any incompatibities with your gear or games?
I'm sure some stuff will not work right on day 1 but thats why the main rig isnt getting it

Do you have a legit Windows copy or not?
What are you a cop?

Kersakov · Jul 28, 2015

I'm pretty impatient so I'll likely put it on my sisters laptop and within a few hours go 'oh it's fine' and put it on my PC.

My backup PC is running a dodgey copy of Win7 (I do own a licence for it but I don't know what happened...) so I'll see if I can upgrade that one or not...

WarrenPeace · Jul 28, 2015

I'll upgrade once it's clear it won't bork my system.

thanatos73 · Jul 28, 2015

I have the Tech Preview. So far, no major issues, Star Citizen works, as well as all the other games I have tried(I haven't tried them all) My only issue, and a minor one at that, is that CorsairLink doesn't work right. Without hacking it, and loosing some of the features, it won't run.

SamDaMan · Jul 28, 2015

Oh yeah I am switching when it comes out. I actually made a post on why people should upgrade, he is a copy paste for anyone who wants to see it:

"Whether you are getting it now or a month from now, please be sure to share with others the benefits of upgrading to Windows 10 if they are gaming. If you know anyone who is an avid gamer and is on the fence, try to convince them to upgrade so we can all benefit from DX12 coming to games faster.

I say DX12 coming to games faster because a lot of developers will wait for a majority of their user base to be on Windows 10 before they consider putting so much development time into things such as VR, DX12, and other Windows 10 support.

So it does matter if people upgrade to it or not! So be sure to try and convince others who aren't sure if Windows 10 is worth it! Show developers that a majority of users do want DX 12 and Windows 10 support."

Link: https://testsquadron.com/threads/windows-10-is-coming-out-in-17-hours-from-this-post.4612/

UnderSc0re · Jul 28, 2015

CaptainRichard said:
I was an early adopter of Win7 Pro and Win8 Pro, but I'm a little hesitant this time around due to possible issues with video game streaming. I have a fairly elaborate setup now and I'm concerned Win10 will make everything crash and keep me offline for a good amount of time.

I'm hoping I can reserve my copies for my systems, then install at a later date when more drivers have been tested and certified.

Grakees has been streaming from it on one box and doing okay. He has had a few weird crashes here and there but seems to do okay overall. You could just do the gaming PC for now and wait for the streaming PC. Otherwise an install of Windows 8 from USB takes like 15 minutes on an SSD and if you backup SC you shouldn't be without that for long. In your case I would probably wait until Saturday though. ;) If you did it on Saturday then you could stream it and have us to talk to. <3

As for me, probably Saturday, no, no, and yes.

mromutt · Jul 28, 2015

I will be upgrading as soon as available, but there is no risk for me doing so because my OS has its own drive and I archive and backup everything constantly (have not lost a file since windows 95). I have been using the preview of 10 since it was available and it has not had any real problems for me so I feel confident to go for it in my case :)

mromutt · Jul 28, 2015

CaptainRichard said:
I was an early adopter of Win7 Pro and Win8 Pro, but I'm a little hesitant this time around due to possible issues with video game streaming. I have a fairly elaborate setup now and I'm concerned Win10 will make everything crash and keep me offline for a good amount of time.

I'm hoping I can reserve my copies for my systems, then install at a later date when more drivers have been tested and certified.

Did you think about cloning your current setup to another drive and upgrading it to test with? That could be super helpful information for the other streamers around here.

mromutt · Jul 28, 2015

thanatos73 said:
I have the Tech Preview. So far, no major issues, Star Citizen works, as well as all the other games I have tried(I haven't tried them all) My only issue, and a minor one at that, is that CorsairLink doesn't work right. Without hacking it, and loosing some of the features, it won't run.

That corsair link right? lol it likes to break for anything, you looked at it wrong, broken! XD

Raz · Jul 28, 2015

I think the only thing that really bothers me it that it'll render my install cd obsolete, and possibly the registration number that goes with it.
I really, really like having a physical copy on hand in case my 'digital image' gets messed up or infected with something.

What if 10 really screws up, and i've gotta reinstall 8? Will it let me?
Will it let me redownload 10?

I mean, granted, i've never had any 'major' trouble like this for a long time, but i'm always paranoid when it comes to my pc.

Huegpaynis · Jul 28, 2015

I've been on the tech preview for like, 2 months now, and i'll be switching to the live version as soon as it launches.

mromutt · Jul 28, 2015

Raz said:
I think the only thing that really bothers me it that it'll render my install cd obsolete, and possibly the registration number that goes with it.
I really, really like having a physical copy on hand in case my 'digital image' gets messed up or infected with something.

What if 10 really screws up, and i've gotta reinstall 8? Will it let me?
Will it let me redownload 10?

I mean, granted, i've never had any 'major' trouble like this for a long time, but i'm always paranoid when it comes to my pc.

Yes you will be able to download a copy of 10 from their site

AntiSqueaker · Jul 28, 2015

Just a heads up, if you reserve a copy now, you can download it for free anytime in the next YEAR.

So you have a good 3-4 months to wait to see if there are any bad bugs, and then upgrade at your leisure.

CaptainRichard · Jul 28, 2015

Cool, man.

Farasalt · Jul 29, 2015

I'm taking my notebook (what I do show notes on and also what I use for chat) up to Win10 immediately.

I need to provide support to customers on the product and it's good to know how things are going on it.
As soon as CIG confirm they are supporting Win10, I'll throw it onto the main system.

That said, I know that @Grakees has been running Win10 for a while now and hasn't had any significant issues with SC, so maby peeps should have a chat to him :)

thanatos73 · Jul 29, 2015

Also, I do believe that the DL will be an ISO, or one will be made available. There are some issues with just running the patcher on NTFS drives, which was the case for my desktop.

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