Items tagged with windows 10 home

by Brandon Hill - Wed, Dec 23, 2015

Microsoft Provides Product Key Granting Free Windows 10 Home To Pro Test Drive

Are you sitting on an activated copy of Windows 10 Home, but wish that you could give Windows 10 Pro a try instead before coughing up some extra dough? Microsoft is providing its customers a quick shortcut that will allow you experience Windows 10 Pro in all its glory, albeit with one big string attached. Before... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Fri, Aug 28, 2015

Microsoft Responds To Backlash, Allows Windows 10 Home Users To Disable Forced App Updates

Microsoft hasn’t just come under fire with regards to privacy in Windows 10; it has also taken flak for new policy shifts in the operating system regarding updates. Microsoft first irked Windows 10 Home users when it was revealed that customers couldn’t opt-out of Windows Updates (including OS updates and hardware... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Jul 27, 2015

Microsoft Allows Windows 10 Home Users To Block Any Driver Or Update With ‘Troubleshooter Package’

Microsoft ruffled quite a few feathers when it announced the system requirements for Windows 10 in early June. At the time, Microsoft first revealed that Windows 10 Home users would have Windows Updates forced upon them no matter what. Don’t want that patch installed due to fears that it could cause compatibility... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Fri, Jul 17, 2015

Windows 10 Home And Pro USB Flash Drives Now Available For Pre-Order

Here's the deal folks, if you own a valid copy of Windows 7 with SP1 installed or Windows 8.1, you can upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge for the first year. You may have even registered for your upgrade via a taskbar icon. If not, go ahead and get in line -- Microsoft will begin doling out Windows 10 updates on... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Jun 01, 2015

Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Home, Professional Priced At $119, $199 Respectively

Well, that’s the last time that we’ll look to Newegg for any insight on pricing for unreleased software. Over the weekend, product listings for Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Professional showed up on the online retailer's site indicating a release date of August 31. That information turned out to be wrong; the... Read more...