Microsoft is Silently Preloading Windows 10 release

Published 2015-07-28 22:41 by Hilbert Hagedoorn

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scatman839

2015-07-28 22:57

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

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gUNN1993

2015-07-28 23:04

This explains why my internet has been so slow today,

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fOrTy_7

2015-07-28 23:20

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.

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XenthorX

2015-07-28 23:42

My body is ready, make it rain

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PieEyedPiper

2015-07-28 23:43

I was like #!@#!@# that.

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

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EspHack

2015-07-29 00:08

I'm wondering if there's any difference on installing this build 10240 now or waiting for the "official" release, seems we can control driver updates now and I'm getting anxious for it now lol

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tsunami231

2015-07-29 00:18

cluster nuck in coming?

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Redemption80

2015-07-29 00:29

Just noticed this myself, it was stuck at 140mb for what seemed like ages but now up to 6gb. Nothing on the wife's laptop yet though.

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Extraordinary

2015-07-29 00:29

I'm wondering if there's any difference on installing this build 10240 now or waiting for the "official" release, seems we can control driver updates now and I'm getting anxious for it now lol

Same builds

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Cave Waverider

2015-07-29 00:42

Can one just put the contents of this folder onto a bootable USB stick or DVD and install it from there (if your SSD is too small to hold your old windows and the new and these files, for example)? It looks like it has a boot and an efi/boot folder so perhaps a clean install is also possible with these files. And is it possible to install now or do we have to wait until official release date?

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Extraordinary

2015-07-29 00:46

If it lets you copy from that folder, I've had issues with permissions on $Windows.~BT contents trying that in VM And so long as the boot.wim is there, and whatever other files they have held back

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Truder

2015-07-29 00:57

Something not quite right on my end http://puu.sh/jgBSq/2b37badd60.png

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Redemption80

2015-07-29 01:01

Mine is showing the same with two failed updates.

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Truder

2015-07-29 01:03

Just done a new screenshot, it's even worse! http://puu.sh/jgFVK/d29f4089f1.png

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IcE

2015-07-29 01:10

No issues like that here on 8.1. Don't have this preload folder either. Apart from issues to users with bandwidth caps, I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, Microsoft seems to have learned something about update rollouts with 8.1, and decided to make it easier for casuals to get the upgrade (read, forcing them to get it). On the other hand, why are they so dang eager to get everyone upgraded?

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Lilith

2015-07-29 01:21

This got me curious. I had pre-ordered Windows 10 anyway, but I was under the impression you would just get a message saying ok you can download it. Checked for that directory and its def there, and looking at my network utilization its definitely downloading stuff in the background, doesnt really bother me I guess, but I can see some ppl not being happy about choosing when to download something like this.

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