If you took a day off at the end of July, hoping to dedicate it to install Windows 10, there’s still time to change your mind — because there is no guarantee that you will find yourself among the lucky ones because the new platform will be available on release day.
Microsoft said that Windows 10 will be distributed in “waves”. The first on July 29, update to the final version of Windows 10 (Windows 10 Home) will receive the participants of the program Windows Insider testing. According to the company, the program currently involves about 5 million people.
The rest will have to wait a bit. After the update, participants receive the program testing Windows 10, will begin distribution system for private users who applied the update. Order, the company began to take in the beginning of June 2015. The rest of the computer will notify them about the possibility to upgrade to a new OS.
In the day of the release of the OS will be available in stores across the world at a price starting from $199. Business customers and schools will be able to start downloading the new OS after August 1, 2015.
Microsoft said that starting with the first day of distribution, to monitor feedback and complaints from users, if necessary, to adjust the distribution mechanism of the system.
Earlier it became known that only update with licensed versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will give a free license of Windows 10, and other workarounds do not exist. In the case of Windows Insider user “pirated” OS may face the problem of out-of-program testing users will not receive any privileges. In other words, the thus obtained copy of Windows 10 will remain activated under the condition that the user will continue to be a tester for new versions.
Windows 10 will be available as free updates for devices on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 new platform can be installed for free.
In Windows 10 will come back the familiar start menu” and will be the voice assistant Cortana. It may be controlled using voice or text commands — the assistant will also provide the opportunity to resume work on different Windows user’s devices. Part of the new platform will be the office Suite of Office in 2016 and browser Microsoft Edge — with it you can do on the web pages of handwritten notes, share them with friends and viewed in read-only mode.
