10 July 2015

Windows 10 - Latest News

Not everyone will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 on 29 July, with Microsoft confirming it will roll out the operating system in waves.

The first to get the finished version of the product will be the five million Windows 10 Insiders currently using the operating system in preview.

Following that, Redmond will begin notifying the millions who have reserved Windows 10 upgrades.

Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s executive VP of operating systems, wrote in ablog post yesterday: “Starting on July 29, we will start rolling out Windows 10 to our Windows Insiders.

“From there, we will start notifying reserved systems in waves, slowly scaling up after July 29th. Each day of the roll-out, we will listen, learn and update the experience for all Windows 10 users.

“If you reserved your copy of Windows 10, we will notify you once our compatibility work confirms you will have a great experience, and Windows 10 has been downloaded on your system.”

It’s not clear how long this scale-up process will take, with Myerson keeping quiet on timescales. Nor was it mentioned how quickly all Insiders will get 10 installed.

OEM partners will receive a build of Windows 10 to image new devices with, and another build will go to retailers to upgrade unsold devices currently running Windows 8.1.