http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-can-be-clean-installed-during-and-after-free-upgrade
http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-official-specifications-and-deprecated-features
I believe reserved copy ISO download will same bit version as machine it was reserved on. Why would anyone want to use a 32 bit version anyway…?
Enterprise and Volume license copies of 7, 8 and 8.1 will not get upgrade free by download through windows update.
Upgrade notification reservation icon already appears in task bar through Window update on 7 and 8.
Features have been removed. No media center, no way to play video DVD’s with a vanilla copy using only OS software. Must use 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] party software.
Windows update has changed.
Release should start the process of removing support for 7 with a firm date TBD. Mainstream support ended Jan 13 2015, Security Updates end Jan 14[SUP]th[/SUP] 2020.
[FONT="]Can I go to 64-bit Windows 10?[/FONT]
[FONT="]Will I be able to go from 32-bit Windows 8.1 to 64-bit Windows 10? [/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Not directly. If you let Windows Update upgrade your system “in place”, it will always do it on a like-for-like basis: 32-bit to 32-bit; 64-bit to 64-bit. If you want to move from any 32-bit version of Windows to any 64-bit version, it always requires a “clean installation” from a DVD or USB drive or whatever. This will delete your old operating system, programs and data, so you will have to re-install everything from scratch.[/FONT]
[FONT="]From the preview versions, it looks as though Microsoft will at some point enable Windows 10 to import backups made using Windows 7’s backup program. But, frankly, I’d make a fresh start.[/FONT]
[FONT="]How can I avoid Windows 10?[/FONT]
[FONT="]I most definitely DO NOT want to upgrade to Windows 10. How can I make sure this quasi-enforced upgrade does not happen? And how can I get rid of that nagging “reminder” on my Taskbar? Dolores[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Nobody is forcing you to get Windows 10. If you don’t want it, don’t reserve it or install it.[/FONT]