Windows 10 launches on July 29, but you'll probably have to wait

Looking forward to upgrading to Windows 10 on July 29? Don't hold your breath, as there will be some of us required to wait until a later date before being able to download our upgrade.

At least 5 million people involved in the Windows Insider program will receive Windows 10 first, and next in line will be users who registered for a copy. There is no timeframe as to when Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 users will be able to begin downloading the OS.

"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," a Microsoft blog reads.

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Microsoft is taking an extremely cautious approach, trying to avoid significant rollout problems to millions of users across the world. I'm okay with Microsoft making a lot of us wait, because I would rather things go smoothly instead of have a chaotic deployment.