it'll only last until july when the free upgrade offer ends (the systems remain activated, it just wont accept un-upgraded keys after that time), and i *think* it converts your key to OEM (locked to that mobo/hardware) - but i've gotten around that by using win10's built in live chat help thing and gotten MS techs to re-activate when moving hard drives to a new mobo "warranty return motherboard is slightly different"
Yeah, that what irks me. Crap OEM, the way I switch around hardware. Then again, only one of my computers is left with Windows on it. All the rest now run a Linux distro of some sort.
That's not because of Windows 7 or your hardware. Microsoft has changed something to make Win7 Updates real pain in the butt. It wasn't like that before.
Yeah no kidding. Use to be way faster. Reason it just faster to download the blasted things off their website and use a batch file to install them instead.
Or if you smart about it, on fresh install make a image of the OS after all current updates install. Then use the deployment tools to add updates to the image.
The only difference in Win7 Ultimate is that it has all language packs and bitlocker. Other than that, offers nothing more over pro. Id go with that if youre not encrypting with shitlocker. (if you choose windows 7)
Uhmmm, wrong there. Ult has other features over Home and Pro. Of course most probably don't use them. It is literal the consumer Enterprise. Reason I was kind of piss when they killed the Ult version off. Also, one of my reason my 7 Ult and its key never going to be upgraded to 10.
- BitLocker Drive Encryption – As opposed to EFS, which uses file system level encryption, BitLocker uses full disk encryption.
- Ability to switch between 35 different languages instantly
- AppLocker – Ability to block software from running on the computer
- BranchCache – Allows for fast file access across a WAN
- Direct boot from VHD – Ability for a computer to boot from a VHD file with or without a host operating system
- DirectAccess – Keeps mobile users connected while on the go
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) enhancements
- UNIX based applications subsystem
- Windows Media Player multimedia redirection