I think you're the one who needs to read: Question wasn't if you can dual-boot, but whether dual-boot is affected. Instructions even show you how to do it. It's in your own link. EDIT: OK I get your point now, you were referring to if you want to keep the existing installation and dual boot Windows. But then your point is still irrelevant to my point because I was talking about free upgrades. Dual booting in your sense is an additional copy of fresh install which ALWAYS need a separate license regardless of version.
Does the ISO file support dual boot with another version of Windows? You can download an ISO, but the installation must be done from within a qualifying version of Windows, either Windows 8.1, Windows 8.0, Windows 7 or Windows 10 Insider Preview. If you don't, it won't activate. Why? It has to do a compliance check against a qualifying operating system. I am saying if RTM is activated it reads the device, your saying it reads partition.
The Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Dual Boot is the easy .. you just make 2 partitions install win 8.1 first create second partition then install win 10 in second partition when open go in msconfig and choose boot menu make restart done ..xD
Yes but then how does it determine if it is valid, I dual boot now, but when RTM comes I believe it will read device to determine if RTM is valid
both windows 8.1 and win 10 use UEFI ..in the end if see win 10 open only do the same go in msconfig otherwise use bcdedit application and make it ... the upgrade become in OS you choose too upgrade ....
I don't know, that's what page says, does it read the device to activate RTM or Partition, I though I read somewhere it read device to activate RTM, but if it reads partition, I just don't know, but no guessing, we need to know for sure, OK man.
You've got to hand it over to Microsoft for the seemingly sly communication. What I understand is that, you can continue being in TP, upgrade to RTM and get new builds etc but essentially its not like you're running a final, stable product with yearly upgrade cycles. Instead, you're being part of the development and being a faithful guinea pig, you get your feed for free . I am running 10130 Enterprise now. Will wait and see if there is a working KMS host or a MAK key+phone activation available after RTM. Otherwise I'll change the branding to Pro. Any idea how to change the branding without losing data?
No, can you people stop assuming things? Insiders get a properly activated copy, no watermarks and no limiations. You can stop being a Insider after you install the final build if you so choose, nothing will stop you.
Guess you didn't get me? I meant the same. No watermarks, activation issues etc. But you will be a perpetual tester.
I know that. But Gabe has not been explicit whether rolling out of the program will keep the activation status or not for TP users post RTM (although we can all assume it wont change anything). That's where people are getting confused. Isn't it?
Need someone really smart about this, yes I'm probably wrong, what determines if RTM is valid, the device, the partition, dancing girls or what, thank you. When I upgrade a preinstalled (OEM) or retail version of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 license to Windows 10, does that license remain OEM or become a retail license? If you upgrade from a OEM or retail version of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 to the free Windows 10 upgrade this summer, the license is consumed into it. Because the free upgrade is derived from the base qualifying license, Windows 10 will carry that licensing too. Consumed into what?
If you've bought the PC recently, OEM keys are embedded in the BIOS so the nature of the license will be what's encoded in the BIOS. A retail would obviously continue as retail. My understanding is that the licensing mechanism will be carried over.
I understand that, I need to know what MS reads for validation, the BIOS for Win 7,8, 8.1 and MSA's for Insiders, just trying to figure out how a dual boot, single drive, will get it's verification.