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The Disapproving Brit
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PostPosted: 09:11 - 02 Feb 2015    Post subject: These cheap Win8 tablets Reply with quote
Anyone tried putting Win 10 on them yet? I'm tempted to give it a crack but can't be arsed if it's going to make me piss about for ages getting it working right. Mines the Connect one from Tesco but I'm pretty sure it's just a rebranded Linx.
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PostPosted: 00:45 - 03 Feb 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not tried anything other than Win8 on mine.

Might give Win10 preview a go on there.
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PostPosted: 09:22 - 03 Feb 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
unitynotsocrippledatmo wrote:
Be wary , windows for phones is a different os.


It's not Windows Phone, it's full Windows 8.1. Definitely tempted to give it a try, my only concern is a reliable recovery method, since cheap chinese tablets aren't known for making drivers easily available.
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PostPosted: 09:30 - 03 Feb 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Linx has a restore option built in which flashes it back to out of the box. Wiping ththat however may be problematic.
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PostPosted: 09:40 - 04 Feb 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
I gave it a try last night - setup.exe wasn't compatible with my device. Whether it would have worked if I'd tried a clean install instead of an in-place upgrade shall remain a mystery until I can be arsed to look at it again.
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