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I never use GPS. When I had rental/loaner cars with those things I would tape a piece of paper over the display because it was too distracting. I still keep paper maps in my car for areas that I travel often. When I go to new areas, I will try to find a paper map. If it is not found, I will look at the area map in a phone book, such as if I am in a hotel. Worst case scenario, I will actually TALK TO ANOTHER PERSON to get directions. GPS sounds great but when it tells you that you are driving in the Atlantic Ocean there is a problem.

It will be an update roll-up. One obvious difference to me seems to be that Windows 10 updates do not seem to show up on the Update Catalog, which is disappointing.

I will try it tomorrow.

I think the legal side covers the original license. I don't think that Windows 10 or the activation servers do anything about it. Here is a scenario: Your built/bought your computer and you bought either Retail or OEM System Builder kit version of Windows 7 or 8. You have the DVD and the product key label. You upgrade to the free Windows 10. So what is stopping you from taking that DVD and product key and installing it on another hard drive or computer? The EULA does. I think it is physically possible to do it and I don't know what would happen if you tried it. Do we think that the activation server is keeping track of what licenses were upgraded to the free version? Maybe... but it wouldn't work properly for everything. One example is any Windows 7 from an OEM, where you have (ie Dell) using one product key for all their computers. Certainly upgrading 1 Dell won't make it so all the other Dells won't be activated or able to be upgraded.

Another new ADK, anything different from the RTM version? https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/a31d1dee-8f00-44c8-bf3f-e068d183b65e/windows-adk-for-windows-10-july-2015-now-available?forum=win10itprosetup

You can upgrade with the ISO or the online downloader. Now... I do not know what Windows 10 does regarding the license already on the machine.

I'm not sure if it has to do with license... I don't know if you can re-upgrade to 10 again or not. Maybe wait for someone to test it out?

I haven't been able to get the GWX icon to appear on the system. Running the task manually fails. I had seen it once, but apparently another Windows Update caused GWX.exe to no longer function! Anyways, there is a new Application Event Log called GWX-Ins. The icon is supposed to show up after a reboot, but doesn't. After clearing and restart, it makes 6 logs: - GWX Main: Launched by task - GWX Main: Launched for tray startup - GWX CompatLib: Markers read successfully - Machine is not MDM managed - Windows is activated - GWX Main: App failed to start hresult: Element not Found Anyways you can upgrade using one of the downloads here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Which is what I am doing now.

Frontpaged: http://www.msfn.org/2015/07/30/startisback-for-windows-10-is-available/

asdasasa new to the forum. Please do not bump posts so soon or make topic titles in all caps. You can read the forum rules regarding these.

Dell spec sheet says the 650 can use this: http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/products/precn/ws650_spec.pdf Ark shows that CPU uses 1066MHz FSB... http://ark.intel.com/products/30795/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E7340-8M-Cache-2_40-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB So I couldn't find a list of compatible processors for that model. On Dell's site that might be possible but it requires a service tag. http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/precision-650/configuration

Perhaps you can find something in c:\windows\windowsupdate.log.

I don't think this is a thing. I've been reading that the free Windows 10 does not use the original license of the machine at all, but a runtime or volume license to activate.

Well at least MS is being upfront about it... I wonder if this would protect them against lawsuit when something will invariably go wrong.

Huh. That's what Unchecky uses as well. What's the difference between 0.0.0.0 and 127.0.0.1? A webserver (IIS/Apache) may be running on the computer, for one. AKA "home" is a valid address.

We've known about the Express Settings thing for a while. You should edit your post and link to the reddit threads you got this information from, presuming that author wasn't doing anything illegal.

What I'm hoping is if I end up with a broken OS, maybe I can learn how to fix whatever the problem is.

I actually set the system up not as an optimal system, but more likely either a regular joe type thing OR (more realistically) "likely to fail" type of configuration. This time around, I am actually using matched size drives* however they are not anywhere close to being new. More importantly they are quite old! AND they are 1x 80GB Western Digital and 1x 80GB Seagate! The only reason why I chose to do a RAID1 was because of a user on Technet who mentioned that when he upgraded his PC to Windows 10 IP, it broke his mirror. I also purposefully chose Office 2010 Starter because I know it is not compatible with Windows 8.1. The real test is whether or not I can use the Windows 7 recovery partition after the upgrade. Presuming I can even do the upgrade since I may have to remove Office first. However the RAID test is also important because if the upgrade removes the RAID software, this could be a big problem. So far I am not at the point where I have gotten a GWX notification. I may have more updates to install, so I will have to see in the morning.

I figure I might as well do an upgrade test to see how well it works out. Feel free to post your upgrade experiences here too. I will be using an Asus H97M-E (CSM) board, using RAID1. - Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64 installed on MBR disk with Recovery Partition. - Intel IRST to manage the RAID (this did not work in the preview) - Office 2010 Starter What's the over-under on this actually working?

It makes sense really. Sounds like they are using a Runtime license, which is what Windows Embedded uses. I'll try an upgrade this afternoon and take a look-see for myself.

Do you happen to know what the 3 updates are that you installed?

I remember some years ago, watching some presentation of a car show where a car manufacturer was showing off their newest technology. Of them, similar to keyless ignition, was some method of having keyless locks for the car doors. I don't remember exactly what the details were but I do remember, at the time, I thought it was a monumentally bad idea and I would never buy that car.

Actual requirements are Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 with Update 1. Windows 8.0 or Windows 8.1 without Update 1, to my understanding, would not even get the GWX update.

An add-on to replace a removed feature... how original.