"Can't wait for the million f-ing tickets I'm gonna have about this icon," wrote someone identified as tribulator22, presumably an IT or help desk administrator. On Reddit, where reports of the nag campaign first surfaced, many commenters weren't keen on the concept. "When your upgrade is ready after July 29, 2015, you get a notification that lets you get started," Microsoft said in a long FAQ published Monday. It was unclear if everyone who reserved a copy through Get Windows 10 will receive the all-clear on July 29. Anyone who wants a confirmation must also provide an email address.īetween now and July 29, however, the app will download and install other updates that Microsoft said will be necessary "to make the final installation go more quickly." The upgrade files - about 3GB worth - will be silently download to the device in the background, on or after July 29, and the user will be told when it's ready to install. local time.Ī small Windows logo icon appears in the notification section of the task bar - at the bottom right of the screen - and clicking the icon launches the Get Windows 10 app.Ĭurrently the only thing users can do is reserve a copy, a process that requires a single click in the app.
According to the scheduled tasks the app adds to Windows, it will appear after users log in and refresh itself daily at 8 p.m. Microsoft flipped the Get Windows 10 switch today. The campaign - identified by Microsoft as the KB3035583 update - was changed to Recommended for all eligible devices on May 14. On most PCs, however, the update was optional. The update was marked "Recommended" for some machines, meaning it was automatically downloaded and installed where Windows Update had been left with its default settings intact. News of the nag campaign first surfaced after spotted, then rooted through, a March 27 update that was pushed to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices. The campaign is contained within an application dubbed "Get Windows 10," which includes several screens that trumpet the free upgrade to consumers and small businesses - and let users "reserve" a copy.Įarlier today, Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 upgrade would be available starting July 29, just eight weeks away. Microsoft's Windows 10 upgrade "nag" campaign - an effort to convince customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to upgrade to the new operating system - began today, with users reporting that they'd seen the ad-like screens.Ĭomputerworld confirmed on several Windows 7 PCs that Microsoft had triggered the notification.
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