Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over — Windows 10 is finally here. Microsoft on Wednesday began the long, long process of trying to make the world forget all about the disaster that was Windows 8.
By all accounts, the company has done a good job so far, not just by skipping 9 and jumping right to 10 for the software’s name, but also by creating a new operating system that actually seems like it was designed to run on a laptop or desktop, rather than just a tablet.
While July 29th marks the start of the Windows 10 rollout, there’s no guarantee that you'll get the new software today — or even this week — if you sit around and wait for Microsoft’s updater. If you want to be a bit proactive, however, you can download and install the update right now.
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Tech bloggers have been tripping over themselves to sing Windows 10 praise. It could just be excitement to finally be rid of Windows 8, which is by far the worst desktop operating system Microsoft has released in several generations. Or, perhaps Windows 10 really is that good.
Whatever the case, it’s finally time for the public to get its hands on Microsoft’s release version of Windows 10.
Users running a recent version of Windows have no doubt already seen Microsoft’s automatic Window 10 update tool. You know, that icon that popped up in your taskbar to pester you constantly about updating? Right, that’s the one.
