Going Conservative - Ongoing Win 10 Use in a Reasonable Fashion

[NoelC]

OK, so now that the RTM is in...  Time to switch to more conservative settings?

 

I've been testing with UAC disabled for a while now, and the 10240 update went in without a hitch on a system already running that way.  Of course there's no option to run Modern Apps.  Aw darn.

 

Today I switched my login from using a Microsoft account to using a local account.  There's an option for doing that right in the Accounts section of the Modern control panel.

 

First thing it did upon log off/on is pop up a notification that my "Get Insider Builds" settings needed attention.  Apparently one can't get insider builds without logging in with a Microsoft account.  What a shame.

 

And in the Advanced Options there is the [ ] Defer upgrades setting that will cause upgrades to be deferred until the unwashed masses of unsuspecting dupes have tested them for 3 months.

 

The system still says it's activated.

 

So, interestingly, with the RTM (build 10240) it actually looks like it may actually be possible that this strategy worked:

 

• Get a free license (without needing to use up an existing Win 8- license) by being an insider.
• Accept Insider Builds until the RTM was delivered.
• Switch to a local account and more conservative settings.

More as I discover it.

 

-Noel

[jaclaz]

It seems like the "get a free license" and "accept ..." should be put in the past tense:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/174093-windows-10-insider-preview-product-keys-have-been-disabled/

 

Who already was an insider and has an already working install can go along that plan, but no "new installs", seemingly.

 

jaclaz

[NoelC]

One could see that coming.  That's why I have two systems on which I have run Win 10 previews just enough...

 

-Noel