Windows 10 Preview Users Will Be Able to Upgrade to RTM

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If you’re running Windows 10 Technical Preview on your computer, there’s no need to worry that you might lose all your files when the stable build of the OS comes out as Microsoft is working to make it possible to upgrade to RTM when it becomes available.

Gabriel Aul, the Microsoftie who always keeps us up to date with everything related to Windows 10, revealed in a short tweet a couple of hours ago that upgrades to RTM from the Technical Preview branch were very likely to be possible next year.

And still, nothing is sure right now because Aul points out that this is Microsoft’s “intent,” so in case something goes wrong until Windows 10 development is completed, this plan could change.

Not the original plan

Back in late September, when Microsoft presented Windows 10 Technical Preview for the first time, the company explained that upgrades to the stable version of the operating system wouldn’t be possible, but it turns out that engineers are now hard at work to implement such options.

And this isn’t all. On the official Windows Technical Preview website, Microsoft explains that the TP build of Windows 10 expires on April 15, 2015, which means that those running it on their computers won’t be allowed to log into their operating systems after this date.

Could this be an indication that RTM might ship before April 15? It could be, but sources close to Microsoft’s development plans have indicated that the company is actually planning to ship Windows 10 in mid-2015, so the April 15 deadline might not be met.

You can’t go back to your previous OS

Microsoft also warns on its website that if you install Windows 10 Technical Preview, you’re not allowed to go back to your previous operating system unless you want to format the partition and perform a clean installation.

“After you install Windows 10 Technical Preview for Enterprise, you won't be able to use the recovery partition on your PC to go back to your preview version of Windows. A clean installation of your former operating system will be required, and you will need to re-install all of your programs and data,” the company explains.

Obviously, there’s no doubt that an option that would allow the upgrade from Technical Preview to RTM would really come in handy to users who agreed to install this early build on their computers, but it remains to be seen if this feature is indeed implemented in the new operating system or not before the April 15 deadline.

 

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