Windows 10 launch rolls through India: Everything you need to know

Bhaskar Pramanik

So, yes, information technology's here finally. Like in other cities across the world, Windows 10 was officially launched at a large fan result in New Delhi, India.

While Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India kicked off the celebration urging anybody to upgrade to 'Perfect 10', Vineet Durani, Director for Windows at Microsoft India, was high on energy through the twenty-four hour period. Durani was talking to media persons, getting photos clicked with Windows Insiders, and presenting a fine demo of some of the new features in Windows 10.

All Microsoft employees, wearing blueish 'Upgrade Your World' tees, were super excited and didn't miss out a chance to have quick chats with people like me asking for thoughts on Windows x. Some of them also bankrupt into a dance when the DJ prompted them to bring together in the celebration (Check out this Vine).

Vineet Durani

The event featured feel zones effectually different capabilities and facets of the operating system, and too showcased a lineup of upcoming Windows 10 devices in the market. You can cheque out some photos from the consequence here.

Availability

Of grade, the Windows ten upgrade has been trickling to the users since midnight on vii/28 for users who had reserved the upgrade in past few weeks. Tell the states if you've upgraded already in our poll here.

According to Durani, the upgrade would roll out to all the users in the coming weeks. If yous all the same don't have the prompt to upgrade, hang in there or apply an ISO to install manually or this hack to manually trigger the update.

While Windows x is available every bit a free upgrade for all Windows 7 and Windows 8.ane users, at that place are a lot of users on Windows XP and some on Windows Vista who volition demand to purchase a Windows 10 license. Add to this a lot of new machine builders every bit well as folks running pirated versions of Windows every bit nevertheless, and at present looking for setting things straight with a genuine license.

Microsoft has now announced the pricing for Windows 10 – full edition, not the upgrade. Available as Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro, the editions can be purchased from the Microsoft Store for ₹7,999 ($125) and ₹14,999 ($234) respectively. The purchase allows you to download and install Windows 10. A boxed edition with Windows x on a USB bulldoze is not available all the same, and would come at a after date.

Windows Store

So, you've got Windows 10. The next footstep of course is getting your favorite apps. The new Windows Store in Bharat got live yesterday along with the global launch, allowing you to download and buy your favorite apps and games. The new version of the Windows Store will allow you to buy apps and brand in-app purchases via carrier billing afterwards this twelvemonth. Carrier billing is already bachelor to Windows Phone users via 100 carriers across 57 markets representing a reach of iii billion mobile subscribers. This is a pretty good news for a lot of users in Bharat since the credit card penetration in the state is still pretty depression, and of course would provide a large revenue heave for app developers.

Saavn

While no official announcements were made yesterday, I've learnt that several partners in Bharat will have their Windows 10 universal apps available presently. The listing includes Saavn as we appear earlier, and Zomato, MobiKwik, BookMyShow, Jabong, and Gaana.

While Saavn is a corking win and long awaited by Windows users in Republic of india, the others take warmed up to the Windows platform already. It's just a transition to a universal app with more Windows 10 features and/or integration. I did have a peek at the Saavn app on Windows 10, and await forrad to its launch afterwards side by side month.

Cortana

While Cortana is available for Windows 10 users immediately in China, French republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States, information technology volition have some time for the digital assistant to brand its way to India.

At the launch yesterday, Vineet Durani confirmed that Windows Insiders in India will get Cortana for Windows x in the coming weeks, and it volition take some other few weeks for regular consumers to feel Cortana on Windows 10.

Devices

At the event, at that place was also a showcase of Windows 10 devices. I've compiled a listing of those on the bear witness and few others. These Windows 10 machines would be available before long in the Indian market. Some of these are already bachelor, and would now come packed with Windows 10, while some of these are variants of existing devices. It's pretty interesting, and I'1000 looking frontward to several devices by Indian OEMs.

Usual disclaimers utilize. Some of the specifications might change when the devices are released. Besides, some of the stock images hither have devices with Windows 8.1.

Indian OEMs

Globalspace Solt 10.1"

Processor: Intel Baytrail-T (Quad Core) Z3740D | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Display Size: 10.i" 1280x800 IPS Screen

Connoi PalaceHill – TPH402

Processor: Intel Atom Z3740D Quad Cadre Processor | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Brandish Size: 10.one″ 1366 X 768

Notion Ink Cain 8

Processor: Intel Bay Trail Quad Core Z3735F Processor | RAM: 1GB | Storage: 24GB eMMC | Display Size: 8" IPS 1280x800

Micromax Canvas Lapbook LT1161

Display: 11.6" | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB

Lenovo

Lenovo Yoga 2 Any Pen

Processor: Intel Cantlet Z3745 Processor | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Brandish Size: 8" Full Hd (1920 x 1200) IPS brandish

Lenovo Yoga Tablet ii

Processor: Intel Cantlet Z3745 Processor | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Display Size: 10.one" IPS LED LCD Impact (1920x1200)

Lenovo Yoga 300

Processor: Intel Pentium Quad Core | RAM: 4GB | Storage: 500GB Hybrid | Display Size: eleven.vi" HD 1366 10 768 anti-glare

Lenovo Miix three

Processor: Intel Atom Processor Z3700 | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Display Size: 10.ane" IPS LED LCD Impact 1920x1200

HP

HP ElitePad 1000 G2

Processor: Intel Atom Z3795 Processor | RAM: 2GB |Storage: 128GB eMMC | Display Size: ten.i" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) with Corning Gorilla Glass iii

HP Pro Tablet 608 G1

Processor: Intel Atom x5-Z8500 | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Brandish Size: seven.86" FHD QXGA display with Corning Gorilla Glass (2048 x 1536)

HP Elite x2 1011 G1

Processor: Intel Core Thousand | RAM: 4GB | Storage: 128GB SSD | Display Size: 11.6" HD BrightView IPS ultra-slim LED-backlit touch screen

HP Stream 11

Processor: Intel Celeron N2840 processor | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Brandish Size: xi.6" Hard disk anti-glare WLED-backlit (1366 x 768)

Asus

Asus Transformer Volume T100

Processor: Intel Bay Trail-T Quad Core Z3740 | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Display Size: x.ane" 16:9 IPS Hard disk (1366x768)

Asus Transformer Book T200TA

Processor: Intel Bay Trail-T Quad Cadre Z3775 Processor | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 64GB eMMC | Display Size: 11.6" 16:9 IPS Hard disk (1366x768)

Acer

Acer Aspire One 10

Processor: Intel Atom Z3735F Quad-cadre | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Display Size: 10.1" WXGA (1280 x 800)

Acer Iconia Tab 8 W

Processor: Intel Atom Z3735G Quad-core | RAM: 1GB | Storage: 32GB eMMC | Brandish Size: eight" WXGA (1280 ten 800)

Summary

That's that! If you're still debating if you should upgrade or non, read this epic Windows 10 review by Daniel Rubino. Tell us how your upgrade went and your Windows 10 experience every bit all the same.

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