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Preorders just appeared on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019T6O0/
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Pro-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019TDJ8/
As was already known, prices are $120 for Home version and $200 for Professional version.
For $80 of difference you get these features in Pro version:
http://www.techradar.com/news/softw...-10-pro-the-key-differences-explained-1299310
1. you can't disable/postpone windows updates on windows 10 home, but I suppose this will be possible with some 3rd party tool in the future
2. if a game refuses to work on win10, you can't use HyperV virtual environment to bring up older OS, but this can be dealt with with other solutons (for example vmware).
Important notes:
Windows 10 free upgrade on every existing win7/win8 will be available at the end of this month - digitally.
This official USB installation version for those who want it, will be released at the end of next month.
Current insider version, build 10240, is widely suspected to be RTM version as there is no more time left for DVD releases. As some other previous builds, this one doesn't have to be used as an upgrade but is possible to make a clean install out of it.
The official word from Microsoft is that your win7/8 key can NOT be used to activate win10 on clean installation, but you should perform an upgrade instead. Seems it's not true, at least not in all cases as this person managed to activate win10 build 10240 with their win8 key:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1041739908
Most important note:
Remember that you can upgrade from win 7/8 to win10 for free during next 12 months. After that period expires, if you didn't upgrade, you will have to buy a new license.
The activation process works different than with win7 and win8. After you upgrade for free, you may reinstall (clean install) win 10 on that very same machine as much times as you want, windows 10 won't ask you anything but will be automatically activated on every new install!
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-it-with/1767c93f-eb4f-4e25-a44c-3320f8422f4a
Win8 licenses are dirt cheap on those shady key resellers, but if you don't want to risk that, you may always go for a bargain prices on Amazon:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-cheap-windows-7-8-license-now-upgrade-windows-10-free/
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019T6O0/
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Pro-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019TDJ8/
As was already known, prices are $120 for Home version and $200 for Professional version.
For $80 of difference you get these features in Pro version:
http://www.techradar.com/news/softw...-10-pro-the-key-differences-explained-1299310
Two feature differences are important to users who're not running home business IMO:If you use your PC for business, Windows 10 Pro has extra features over Windows 10 Home – the most important of which is being able to join a domain, including Azure Active Directory for single sign-on to cloud services (and have group policy applied as part of that).
You also get Hyper-V for virtualisation, BitLocker whole disk encryption, enterprise mode Internet Explorer, Remote Desktop, a version of the Windows Store for your own business, Enterprise Data Protection containers (a feature that comes later in the year) and assigned access (which locks a PC to running only one modern application, to use like a kiosk). Pro users can get updates from Windows Update for Business, which includes options for scheduling updates so they don't reboot PCs at important business times.
There are ways of connecting Windows Home PCs to a server, but if you want the familiar business PC experience, Windows 10 Pro is what you need. It will be a free upgrade from the Pro versions of Windows 7 and 8.1 (which includes Windows 7 Ultimate as well as Professional, and Windows 8.1 Pro and Pro for Students), you'll be able to upgrade to it from Windows 10 Home, and some desktops and notebooks designed for business will come with Windows 10 Pro.
1. you can't disable/postpone windows updates on windows 10 home, but I suppose this will be possible with some 3rd party tool in the future
2. if a game refuses to work on win10, you can't use HyperV virtual environment to bring up older OS, but this can be dealt with with other solutons (for example vmware).
Important notes:
Windows 10 free upgrade on every existing win7/win8 will be available at the end of this month - digitally.
This official USB installation version for those who want it, will be released at the end of next month.
Current insider version, build 10240, is widely suspected to be RTM version as there is no more time left for DVD releases. As some other previous builds, this one doesn't have to be used as an upgrade but is possible to make a clean install out of it.
The official word from Microsoft is that your win7/8 key can NOT be used to activate win10 on clean installation, but you should perform an upgrade instead. Seems it's not true, at least not in all cases as this person managed to activate win10 build 10240 with their win8 key:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1041739908
Most important note:
Remember that you can upgrade from win 7/8 to win10 for free during next 12 months. After that period expires, if you didn't upgrade, you will have to buy a new license.
The activation process works different than with win7 and win8. After you upgrade for free, you may reinstall (clean install) win 10 on that very same machine as much times as you want, windows 10 won't ask you anything but will be automatically activated on every new install!
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-it-with/1767c93f-eb4f-4e25-a44c-3320f8422f4a
What does this mean? It means, unless during next 12 months you desperately want the USB key from the thread title, you shouldn't buy win 10 but win7 or win8 license on a new PC you plan to buy (take FreeDOS option if it's not a custom build). Or a PC that still runs winXP or Vista (and I know some people still do this!).When you install Windows 10, it checks to see if your computer is running a qualifying earlier version of Windows. If it is, the upgrade proceeds and your computer will activate. There is no need for a license key.
Microsoft has announced that is no longer activating Windows 10 installations until July 29, so there's no point to installing Windows 10 now.
Going forward, license keys are only needed to install Windows 10 on computers that don't have a qualifying earlier version of Windows. Activation is now based on the system hardware, so once Windows 10 is activated, you'll never need that license key again.
Win8 licenses are dirt cheap on those shady key resellers, but if you don't want to risk that, you may always go for a bargain prices on Amazon:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-cheap-windows-7-8-license-now-upgrade-windows-10-free/
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