Windows 10 Is Now Downloading on My PC

I have notices on both my win7 and win8.1 that downloads are ready but I'm waiting awhile, I have until July 2016 to take advantage of the free downloads. I'll let others shake it down first.
 
I just signed up yesterday so maybe it's downloaded onto that computer by now. I need to go turn it on and also pull out my 8 laptop and ask for the download. Now I'm on an old Vista because I can use it easier than my 8.1 computers. I sure hope 10 is what they claim it is.
 
I've registered but no sign of it yet. It's such a big download that it is being downloaded in waves, not all at once.
Currently I have Windows 7 because I declined to have Windows 8 when I bought this laptop.

The download will be available for the next 12 months at no cost.
 
Say good bye to free Solitaire.

Windows wants to charge you to play Solitaire

10:30pm, Jul 30, 2015
Jackson Stiles Life Editor

Microsoft’s world-famous card game, loved by millions, now asks for money.


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One of the most-played computer games in human history has been tainted by greed. Since 1990, Solitaire has been a part of Microsoft’s operating system Windows, offering countless hours of entertainment to bored office workers and multi-millions of dollars in lost productivity to their bosses.

Who can forget the thrill of matching red-on-black, black-on-red in rank order until, after numerous failed attempts, you manage to fill the top four boxes.

• Why you shouldn’t upgrade to Windows 10

Before blasting machine guns, wizard spells and fast cars, it was the cascading deck and triumphant soundtrack that gave the earliest gamers their adrenalin fix. Its beauty was that it could be played an unlimited number of times free of charge (apart from the cost of the operating system) and – most importantly – entirely free of ads.

Alas, no more.

Users of the new Windows 10 operating system, released in July, are now prompted to upgrade to the ad-free ‘Premium Edition’ when they open Solitaire. This upgrade costs US$1.49 per month or US$9.99 per year — an eighth the price of a basic Netflix subscription.
If they refuse, players are subjected to full-screen ads that play for up to 30 seconds at a time, disabling the game for the duration.

Tech experts are aghast.

“It’s penny pinching at its worst,” tech futurist Morris Miselowski told The New Daily. He thought it highly unlikely that large numbers of Windows 10 users would pay to upgrade. If true, the vast majority will be left to play through annoying ad breaks.

“It seems to be evidence that although Microsoft looks and sounds like they have finally gotten into the 21st century with their Windows software pricing, there is still this last-ditch attempt at trying to make money the good old-fashioned way,” Mr Miselowski said.

The paid version of Solitare was first debuted in the previous operating system, Microsoft 8.1. But in this version, users had to navigate to the online app store to find it. In Windows 10, the paid version comes with the operating system itself.

Another tech futurist, Shara Evans, told The New Daily it was “ridiculous” for the company to expect users to pay a “rip-off” fee for a game that has been freely available for decades.


It might be time to pull out the old deck of cards. Photo: Getty

“Some people may be willing to pay a one-off fee to get rid of ads or get extra features, but it would be a rip-off to pay this on a monthly basis.” Subscription fees are a growing trend among software companies, who realise they can charge more in the long run, Ms Evans said.

“Over time [a monthly fee] ends up being much more expensive than a one-off purchase.”

Consumer advocate Christopher Zinn said he would certainly not pay the fee, although he noted that at least users are not forced into subscribing.

“On one level you have the choice to trade up or not, but on another it seems a bizarre sense of trying to ‘nickel and dime’ the consumer – relatively trivial amounts for a relatively little, to my eyes, difference,” he told The New Daily.

“I’ll stick to the playing cards on this one.”

Perhaps we should spare a thought for Wes Cherry, the Microsoft intern who coded the game all the way back in 1989.
He famously received no royalties for the game.

The New Daily has contacted Microsoft’s Australian division for comment.

http://thenewdaily.com.au/life/2015/07/30/windows-wants-charge-solitaire/
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Dame Warrigal said:
Say good bye to free Solitaire.
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I've downloaded Windows 10 (from Windows 7) onto my second computer which the kids use when they come over, so I don't really know how it functions, just looks nice and clean .. Can't speak to the operation itself yet, but I saw that they promote movies and games to buy.. Will definitely thread lightly with that stuff.

But, I've got free solitaire on my Mac that I use everyday, so I'm good to go..:D
 
I downloaded Windows 10 yesterday and then right after that got a email from my internet provider that I had used 70% of my 30 day allotment. My next month doesn't start till Aug 16th so my punishment will be dial up speed for the remainder of the time! My other computer and my brother's computer will have to wait awhile before I put Windows 10 on them.

I didn't take the Express install that they recommend. I hit custom install and turned off all the places (there are 6 or 7) where they want to send my information/personal business etc to Microsoft. I don't play the games that come with Microsoft so I didn't click on it, but I did see where they have solitaire and I just assumed it was still free. I can look later when I get back from town.
 
I have Windows 8.1 which is working well. I went from my old pc with Windows 7 to the improved 8 in the 8.1 version. I'll upload 10, but not until the bugs have been worked out ...

PAY for solitaire? Well, sign in to AARP and use theirs, I guess?
 
I have a Windows 7 installation that I rarely use, I'll do an upgrade on that machine to Windows 10.

I use Linux as my primary operating system, don't need antivirus software or any 3rd party software for using my machine to it's full potential.

There are thousands of games available in the various Linux repositories online, solitaire is of course available: https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/aisleriot/
 
I haven't got windows 10 yet, nor have I been asked
to reserve a copy, but that is OK I am not in a hurry.

I am interested in the outcome of this new system
and have read some good and some bad stories that
have stirred people up.

My question to anybody who has it installed and working,
what programmes do not work in it?

I see that the download requires you to select 32bit or 64bit
version, does the 64bit version also accommodate 32bit
software?

Windows 8.1 in my machine has two programme areas, one
is "Program Files" for the 64bit and the other is "Program
Files (x86)", for the 32bit programmes, I hope that they do
cover these different systems, it will cost a lot of money
to purchase 64bit versions of the programmes that I use
regularly.

Mike.
 
Lon said:
I am on my IPad and waiting for Windows 10 to finish installing on my PC. I sure hope it's a big improvement over windows 8.
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I can recommend you to read some very interesting and useful articles by Emsisoft that will help you better understand the reality about Microsoft and their privacy issues. They also have their own anti-spyware and anti-malware, which is by the way efficient and unobtrusive, it won't slow down your system like so many other programs do.
 
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I've read where Win10 will follow you into the bathroom when you take a shower, snap photos of you and automatically upload them to Facebook.

Not sure if this constitutes an operating system improvement or a bug ... :confused:
 
SifuPhil said:
I've read where Win10 will follow you into the bathroom when you take a shower, snap photos of you and automatically upload them to Facebook.

Not sure if this constitutes an operating system improvement or a bug ... :confused:
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That brings to mind a friend's new Smart TV, that she has installed in her bedroom ....... :magnify:
 
SifuPhil said:
I've read where Win10 will follow you into the bathroom when you take a shower, snap photos of you and automatically upload them to Facebook.

Not sure if this constitutes an operating system improvement or a bug ... :confused:
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This can become serious when you read that Ransomware hacks Android's front-facing camera to take embarrassing photos of you or to fabricate them. While we are safely sitting and joking here, cyber criminals develop their tactics, so we have to catch up. Such scam may mostly attack seniors, like me, who don't suspect anything or just don't understand the risks. For example, this may happen when you grant permission to a certain app to access your camera or contacts, when in reality this app shouldn't use them. Don't consider it a mistake, abort such download immediately. I've swallowed the bait a few times, but thanks God I now have Emsisoft Emergency Kit with its malware scan. Since I startd using it, I no longer had problems with malware or PUPs.
 
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Jonathan Mathews said:
This can become serious when you read that Ransomware hacks Android's front-facing camera to take embarrassing photos of you or to fabricate them. While we are safely sitting and joking here, cyber criminals develop their tactics, so we have to catch up. Such scam may mostly attack seniors who don't suspect anything or just don't understand the risks. For example, this may happen when you grant permission to a certain app to access your camera or contacts, when in reality this app shouldn't use them. Don't consider it a mistake, abort such download immediately.
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Oh, I know, Jonathan! I tend to exaggerate true-life events in the name of so-called "humor". ;)

But yes, you have to be careful. As I type this I'm looking at the little piece of black electrical tape I have pasted over my laptop's camera. Can't be too careful ...
 
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