Win 10 Build 9926 and Virtual Machines?

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  1. win_seven

    win_seven MDL Member

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    Same for me
     
  2. Stannieman

    Stannieman MDL Guru

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    I installed in successfully in VMware (although it force rebooted once when setting up my account), but I get very high disk usage making it unusable.
     
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  3. EFA11

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    #23 EFA11, Jan 25, 2015
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    maybe start tossing your host specs out and see if we can find a common denominator. I am using my backup machine.

    Code:
    Host OS Name    Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise fully updated
    Processor    AMD A10-5700 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 3400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Installed Physical Memory (RAM)    32.0 GB
    Total Physical Memory    31.4 GB
    Available Physical Memory    29.3 GB
    Total Virtual Memory    63.4 GB
    Available Virtual Memory    61.1 GB
    Page File Space    32.0 GB
    BIOS Version/Date    AMI 8.19, 6/16/2014
    BIOS Mode    UEFI
    Secure Boot State    On
    Motherboard: MSI MS-7778 (Jasmine) 
    Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions    Yes
    Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions    Yes
    Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware    Yes
    Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection    Yes

    Currently no issues installing or running 9926 unless 20 minute install time is an issue?
     
  4. JantsoP

    JantsoP MDL Novice

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    Well i played one dota match while it was installing on the background. Still getting ready. Well i need to re-install my PC so yeah. Gonna try it then
     
  5. pantagruel

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    When I tried to update from 9879 to 9926 it hung on 'getting ready' so I cancelled the update, deleted the vm, downloaded the 9926 x64 ISO and installed it on VMware Workstation 11 (4 processors/2 GB memory in guest). It installed without a hitch and runs smoothly without any problems.
     
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  6. Rob Jansen

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    If you get stuck on ''Getting ready''.

    Open command prompt with Shift+F10
    Type ''taskmgr''
    Go to the details tab and then sort on highest CPU usage.
    Kill sppsvc.exe (or something like that), then goes further with the installation, it reboots and then you can walk through the OOBE.

    You can do this in a Virtual Machine or a real PC installation.
     
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  7. nechrist

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    @Rob Jansen

    I've just tried your trick and it works like a charm! thank you!
     
  8. EFA11

    EFA11 Avatar Guru

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    so is this a real issue or everyone running a host with 4 to 8GB ram or what?
     
  9. nechrist

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    #29 nechrist, Jan 25, 2015
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    I think there is something wrong with that process in the new builds. The trick explained before unlocks it immediantly.
     
  10. Tatk0

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    First of all sorry for my English, but you have tried to set two CPUs in the virtual machine settings? To me it works seamlessly with the x64 version and 4GB of RAM.


    P.s.: I use VMWare Fusion 7 but should be the same with VMware Workstation 10.
     
  11. nechrist

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    Thank you for explanation. By the way i think that there still is something wrong. We are always talking about more than 2 hours lag. I think it's really too much even for the new vm activation system. Maybe they're fixing and optimizing it yet...
     
  12. EFA11

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    oh I am using Enterprise and having no issues, maybe what you are referring to is the non VL versions. Hadn't thought of that until BTOR just mentioned ACT in VM. Ill check that later, no time atm though.

    Try enterprise if nobody has, 20 minute install time at 16 and 8gb ram seems normal, no hanging I notice.
     
  13. SL2

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    #34 SL2, Jan 26, 2015
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    (Assuming you read the amount of RAM in task manager) I guess that's because VMWare reserves the amount of RAM you set. Try 32 bit W10 and give it 16 GB.
    I installed 32 bit W10 9926 and gave it 6 GB, it used all of it.
    (It doesn't reserve RAM in the same way for all guest OS's, tho.)

    Yes, you're right. It has nothing to do with RAM AFAIK.

    For 64 bit Pro, use 2 cores.


    Did some testing using a computer with a Samsung 840 SSD, 2600k, and 8 GB RAM.

    Code:
    Install time Windows 10 9926
    
    Edition    RAM    Cores     Time
    
    32 Pro     1 GB   1 core    5:17
    32 Pro     6 GB   6 cores   4:28
    
    64 Pro     1 GB   1 core    (aborted after 30 minutes)
    64 Pro     1 GB   2 cores   5:38
    64 Pro     1 GB   6 cores   5:25
    64 Pro     6 GB   1 core    (aborted after 15 minutes)
    64 Pro     6 GB   6 cores   5:35
    
    64 Ent     1 GB   1 core    8:45
    64 Ent     1 GB   6 cores   5:24
    64 Ent     6 GB   6 cores   5:30
    
    
    
     
  14. fz500

    fz500 MDL Novice

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    I am also the same situation happen !!!

    VMware Workstation 11.0.0
    Windows 10 TP 9926 x64 ZH-TW
    VM RAM: 4G
     
  15. JantsoP

    JantsoP MDL Novice

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    Thanks for the times. I posted them to MS forums also
     
  16. SL2

    SL2 MDL Member

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    Do you have a link?
     
  17. JantsoP

    JantsoP MDL Novice

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    #38 JantsoP, Jan 27, 2015
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    In Finnish Win 10 Insider forum but still: bit(dot)ly/1BiqZX9
    Due the guidelines i cannot directly credit you, but i told that some user in some other forum :D
     
  18. WinDev

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    So, is it safe to install Windows 10 9926 in VMware? I don't want to mess up my Win7 computer while testing Win10.
     
  19. nechrist

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    @WinDev

    Yeah, it is... Follow this little trick if needed: