It’s just over a 20 days till Microsoft makes Windows 10 available in its final form to the masses and as you may already know, it’s free and can be downloaded using Windows Update.
More information is being revealed every week about how the OS will take shape on your system in terms of downloading and installing it, but in the last couple of weeks, a small icon has been appearing on up-to-date copies of Windows 7 and Windows 8. This allows you to reserve your download and be notified the instant Windows 10 is released.
The reason for adding reservations is two-fold. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, Microsoft is spreading the load on its servers, by allowing the 3gb Windows 10 download to be installed gradually beforehand by users that opt-in to the reservation scheme.
By opting into the reservation now, you’re essentially allowing Microsoft to begin downloading (but not installing) the OS to your PC prior to the release on 29th July so it can be installed instantly.
At the very least, the bulk of the download will hopefully have been completed. Otherwise, you’ll be joining the queue to download on the day and with such a big, popular download hitting Windows Update, this has the potential to massively overload Microsoft’s servers as millions hit the download button.
It’s certainly one of the biggest download events Microsoft has attempted – far bigger than any previous service pack. The release happens on a Wednesday so it’s unlikely that everyone would choose to perform such a massive upgrade to their systems midweek – personally I’ll be waiting till the weekend for most of my systems but I’ll be covering the roll out first hand on at least one.
Secondly, it will allow users who aren’t that fussed about the new OS to be notified of its launch and jump on the bandwagon the instant the OS is available. This does make sense, although it will also add to the launch date download figures for Microsoft to trumpet forever more.
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