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Microsoft is Silently Preloading Windows 10 release

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/28/2015 09:41 PM | source: | 54 comment(s)
Microsoft is Silently Preloading Windows 10 release

If you registered for the Windows 10 upgrade you will receive a notice if and when you can download and update to the new OS. However many end-users now report a new hidden directory in their Windows install. It seems that Microsoft is pre-loading Windows 10 already.

Now first let me make it clear that this does not apply to all end-users who registered for the upgrade through the Windows icon in the taskbar. However if you want to check it out yourself, look for the following directory on your Windows installation: $windows.~BT

You will notice it's roughly 6GB in size, and it holds primary data for the Windows 10 upgrade. I just verified this myself from the laptop I am typing the this news-post from. The map is hidden, so in explorer make sure that you enable 'show hidden items'. If you have the directory, leave it alone and do not click setup would be my recommendation. Users worldwide are reporting that if you start the install, files still could be missing causing an install error.

Windows 10 will be released Wednesday in 190 countries and 111 languages. Microsoft promises a free upgrade to Windows 10 for Windows 7- and Windows 8.1 users under the condition that you upgrade within a year.



Microsoft is Silently Preloading Windows 10 release




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scatman839
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#5130767 Posted on: 07/28/2015 09:57 PM
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3035583

pretty sure it's that, had to uninstall it a few months back because it was bugging me to update to the beta, wouldn't surprise me if you left it on then it would auto download w10

gUNN1993
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#5130773 Posted on: 07/28/2015 10:04 PM
This explains why my internet has been so slow today,

fOrTy_7
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#5130789 Posted on: 07/28/2015 10:20 PM
I'm glad that I uninstalled this KB3035583 Windows update a few days ago. It was bugging me 'Update to Windows 10' constantly :3eyes:. I was like #!@#!@# that.

XenthorX
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#5130804 Posted on: 07/28/2015 10:42 PM
My body is ready, make it rain

PieEyedPiper
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#5130807 Posted on: 07/28/2015 10:43 PM
I was like #!@#!@# that.


Could you elaborate on why expletives describe your opportunity to upgrade to win10?

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