Make your Windows 10 reservation in Windows Update

Microsoft is now prompting Windows 7 and 8.1 users to reserve their copy of Windows 10 whenever they access Windows Update.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

June 3, 2015

1 Min Read
Make your Windows 10 reservation in Windows Update

This past weekend Microsoft flipped the switch on their Windows 10 reservation system on Windows 7 and 8.1 based computers.

This reservation will enable the pre-downloading of Windows 10 to your computer prior to its availability date of 29 Juy 2015.

You still get to determine when the update is installed after that date but it will speed up the upgrade process significantly since you do not have to wait for a 3GB download.

Many of us believed that small white Windows flag logo was the only reminder we would have over the next several weeks about the impending Windows 10 arrival.

ProTip: You can hide that icon by heading into the Notifications Area Icons area in the Control Panel.

However, I discovered today that Microsoft is also reminding Windows 7 and 8.1 users about Windows 10 in the desktop Control Panel and there are links to reserve your copy from there.

Clicking on the Reserve button will open up the Get Windows App and let you sign up with your email address.

Once you have done that then each time you return to the Control Panel on that system you will see this:

Are any of you also seeing this new info in your control panel? How do you feel about having this reminder along for the ride over the next seven weeks or so?

But, wait...there's probably more so be sure to follow me on Twitter and Google+.

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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