Windows Insider Program and Windows 10 Technical Preview

Published on October 1, 2014 By Island Dog In Personal Computing

Sometime today the Windows Insider Program will launch and people will be able to download the Windows 10 Technical Preview.

Windows Insider Program: http://preview.windows.com/

It should be noted that this is a Technical Preview and should not be installed for use as your main operating system. If you aren't familiar with any of this, I'd advise just waiting until next year when it fully released.

Comments (Page 2)

kona0197

on Oct 02, 2014

RedneckDude

reply 14

Kona, 8 and 10 don't bite. Your rig bites....

Yeah I know. Sad but true.

Jafo

on Oct 02, 2014

RedneckDude

reply 15

But I can give it 6 cores and 10 GB of ram in a VM. So, how is it not running to it's full potential?

About the only 'limitation' is high-end graphic use for gaming.

I gave it 4gig to mess with....only because I also currently have FSX running on the host....and it sucks blood from a stone....

Jafo

on Oct 02, 2014

And here I am posting from within the VirtualBox install of win 10 ....whoopee.

RedneckDude

on Oct 02, 2014

Lol@Jafo.

RedneckDude

on Oct 02, 2014

Jafo

reply 17

Quoting RedneckDude,

reply 15

But I can give it 6 cores and 10 GB of ram in a VM. So, how is it not running to it's full potential?

About the only 'limitation' is high-end graphic use for gaming.

I gave it 4gig to mess with....only because I also currently have FSX running on the host....and it sucks blood from a stone....

I have an MS flight stick I'd send you but shipping from US would probably be more than the thing is worth.

Jafo

on Oct 02, 2014

RedneckDude

reply 20

I have an MS flight stick I'd send you but shipping from US would probably be more than the thing is worth.

I already have a Saitek X65F system....neat with its static pressure-sensitive stick.....no moving parts to wear out [but pricey]...

Which reminds me....one of the things to check out for 10 ..... will FSX work.....

RedneckDude

on Oct 02, 2014

I was certain you had something nice. I just hate to waste a piece of equipment.

Wizard1956

on Oct 02, 2014

https://forums.wincustomize.com/458063/page/1/#3497358

RedneckDude

reply 22

I was certain you had something nice. I just hate to waste a piece of equipment.

Learn to fly. I taught myself how to crash land.

moshi

on Oct 03, 2014

i don't get it. so now you can have a shortcut both as an icon-cum-text entry and/or as a tile on the same menu?

would make a lot more sense with tiles on the left and places on the right.

RedneckDude

on Oct 03, 2014

RedneckDude

reply 22

I just hate to waste a piece of equipment.

Been saying this to my wife for years......

Uvah

on Oct 03, 2014

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/3/6900339/microsoft-teaches-cortana-to-speak-klingon

starkers

on Oct 08, 2014

RedneckDude

reply 25

Quoting RedneckDude,

reply 22

I just hate to waste a piece of equipment.

Been saying this to my wife for years......

And she keeps saying to you that it'd be okay if she weren't allergic to mutton.

As for Win 10, still haven't been able to play with it yet, though I am thinking of pulling out one of my towers to convert alot of videos for Steve, in which I do have a spare drive to mount Win 10 to give it a test run.

Jafo

on Oct 09, 2014

starkers

reply 27

Starkers....get yourself a copy of Oracle VirtualBox ....saves all the hassle...

Jafo

on Oct 09, 2014

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.3.16/VirtualBox-4.3.16-95972-Win.exe

Link...

Uvah

on Oct 09, 2014

What size flash drive. I have an 8 gig one. Will that work?

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