Set to release on July 29th, said Microsoft’s head of operating systems Terry Myerson, Windows 10 is an awfully exciting prospect, for any number of reasons.
Whether it’s improving the Xbox One’s functionality, unifying all of our devices in the house or delivering a supposed evolution in graphical efficiency and performance via DirectX 12, Microsoft’s latest OS has our curiosity peaked – at the very least we’re happy to get rid of Windows 8.
And now we can all reserve our free copy of Windows 10. Simply look to the bottom right of your desktop for the iconic Windows logo – it’s actually a button. Press it and away you’ll go.
And zoomed in:
The idea is that you’ll have a copy of Windows 10 made available to you the moment it releases.
It’ll download in the background and notify you that it’s ready to install the moment it’s completed. It’s up to you when it actually does install.
Windows 10’s upgrade function is “designed to be compatible with your current Windows device and applications.” Microsoft is likely still tweaking the process and rigorously testing it – the last thing we need is for the upgrade process to break things.
That said, should the relatively simple reservation process still intimidate you, you can find out more on how it works at Windows.com.
And apparently, according to KitGuru, even some pirates of Windows 7 and 8 have the button.
We’ve made our reservation. Have you? Or would you prefer to wait and see what your peers think of the new OS?
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