Have you folks tried Windows 10 Technical Preview yet?

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10/01/2014 at 19:49 • Filed to: None

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It's... pretty neat so far. Imagine Windows 8 had sex with Windows 7. The start menu is back, but it's more like a combination of the Windows 8 Start screen and the 7 start menu. Installed it in a VM. It's free to try off MS's site.

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DISCUSSION (21)


Kinja'd!!! Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 19:51

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let's see if my netbook can run it. It ran 8 okay.


Kinja'd!!! treesmakewater > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 19:51

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i plan to test it out over the weekend


Kinja'd!!! Nibbles > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 19:52

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Yes I have


Kinja'd!!! Kanaric > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 20:00

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Glad they realized that not everyones computer is a tablet and that offices still exist.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Kanaric
10/01/2014 at 20:02

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Yes!


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Nibbles
10/01/2014 at 20:02

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Sweet!


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 20:10

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What happened to 9?


Kinja'd!!! Boxer_4 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/01/2014 at 20:18

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Kinja'd!!! Axial > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 20:21

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If my computer wasn't absolutely critical to everything going on in my life right now, I'd give it a whirl.

I wish they'd retire the Windows Vista/7 icon set. That would go a long way toward improving the UX. Also, they can do better than that for the scroll bar.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 20:21

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Ooohh, That looks much less terrible than Windows 8.

I hated the lack of the start menu, and also hated the app thing. I bought a Toshitba laptop with Windows 8, I've used it maybe 10 times.

Windows 7 and everything before that FTW.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > jkm7680
10/01/2014 at 20:30

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Just install Windows 7 on the laptop.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Axial
10/01/2014 at 20:30

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I did mine in a VM


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 20:32

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But that's a colossal pain in the ass from what I hear.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > jkm7680
10/01/2014 at 20:32

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It's pretty easy if you know what you're doing.

If you want, you can send it to me and I'll do it for you.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 20:35

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I've got a pretty good understanding on how to do it, I'm just contemplating on whether I'd actually use it more with Windows 7.

Thanks for the offer!


Kinja'd!!! Axial > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 20:44

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I currently have hardware VM capabilities disabled since it is documented to cause audio issues in Windows 8 on my motherboard (ASRock Extreme6 X79) and it did, in fact, cause those issues.

I suppose virtual VM is possible, but, eh. Effort.


Kinja'd!!! 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Boxer_4
10/01/2014 at 21:10

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You're a genius.


Kinja'd!!! ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 22:07

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can i run this as my daily OS yet?


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier
10/01/2014 at 22:09

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I wouldn't; though it seems stable, I ran into a few slightly annoying nags.


Kinja'd!!! ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > Nibby
10/01/2014 at 22:10

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Damn, I really want to have this!!!


Kinja'd!!! NevynPA > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/03/2014 at 09:59

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I wonder if part of the reason for skipping 9 was the fact that 9 is unlucky in Japan, and "Windows 9" would sound like "Windows Pain" because 9/pain are homophones in Japanese. Also 4 and 'death.'