Impatient? Not Getting Windows 10 Upgrade Yet?

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You aren't alone.  Many are still waiting.  Some have the GWX icon, some had the GWX icon and it disappeared, and for some the GWX icon never showed up.  It may take some time, but at some point all those scenarios will be resolved.

Before Gabe Aul, Vice President, WDG Engineering Systems team, pressed the red button*, Microsoft reserved 40 Tbps with all of the key content delivery networks (CDN) worldwide.  As mentioned in Microsoft's Windows 10 launch is going to strain CDNs, already passed 10 Tbps, we're talking about millions of machines, five times an Apple event.

Terry Myerson's post at Windows 10: Preparing to Upgrade One Billion Devices is still applicable:

We want to make sure all of you have a great upgrade experience, so we'll roll-out Windows 10 in phases to help manage the demand.

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Starting on July 29, we will start rolling out Windows 10 to our Windows Insiders. From there, we will start notifying reserved systems in waves, slowly scaling up after July 29th. Each day of the roll-out, we will listen, learn and update the experience for all Windows 10 users.

If you reserved your copy of Windows 10, we will notify you once our compatibility work confirms you will have a great experience, and Windows 10 has been downloaded on your system.

In the event you really don't want to wait, you can use the media creation tool.  It would be an upgrade and the key would be from your Windows 7 or Windows 8 install.  It is important to note, however, if a clean install is done, you need to back up your files and will need to enter the key from your qualified Windows computer.  See Installing Windows 10 using the media creation tool .  Also see Windows 10



*Yes, there really is a red button. 



From The story of Windows 10 from inside Microsoft | The Verge

Aul has a 3D-printed red button that's become something of a Microsoft meme among Windows fans. Aul hits it when a build is ready to be released to the public. "It's mostly ceremonial, but it actually does send a trigger to the flighting system," explains Aul. "The other thing it does, that most people don't know, is it says something inappropriate in a Stephen Hawking voice because it's got a voice synthesizer in there." Aul wouldn't give me any examples, but quotes are sourced from the team or jokes about his tweets.