How to get Minecraft Windows 10 Edition for free! (Mojang News post)
It appears to be an unintentional post, as there's no redeem button on the Mojang account page at the moment. It will be available upon the release, I think.
Edit The redeem button is now available for me and many others! You can check it out! http://i.imgur.com/9j8pupC.png
Works for me: http://imgur.com/km6PcRN
It's so tragic for their support department.
i get as far as the redemption button on Microsoft's account and billing page but it says it has an error. Is there a deadline for redemption?
Windows 10 will be available "today"/ "tomorrow" depending on where you live. The button will be available at 12:01 Wednesday morning Sweden time.
There is no Redeem button. Can't wait for tomorrow, though!
For those who still need Windows 10:
Manual installation is now available
Direct Links
32bit exe
64bit exe
If you have an addon which forces https, open it in the sense that the link is only http.
Instructions:
Download the tool.
Run it and go through the steps and it will allow you to format a USB drive or disk to run the install.
Open your drive you installed it on and run the installer.
It will automatically install and activate.
You can also save an ISO for later use, but make an in-place update first so your key is activated.
I have installed the beta and it's confirmed working and free.
I just downloaded it. It's amazing how well optimized the game is. My PC's fans don't even bother to turn on and the CPU is almost idle all the time.
Are there any game-play differences?
Yeah, if it runs flawlessly on mobile, you'd think it would run pretty good on PC too:)
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Just got it. 2% CPU and 200mb on singleplayer LOL. The game is #NEXTGEN, but there is a noticeable mouse delay looking around, but otherwise it's a great game. We wish we could edit additional settings, like Mip-Mapping or AA.LIBERTYCMget mushy after some distance, and the water glare is strange. Other than that, great port guys :) Now I can play with my xbox friends .
there is a noticeable mouse delay when looking around, but the rest of the site is great.
I've noticed the exact same thing. Mouse acceleration seems strange too.
It's an unstable port at the present time. It runs on C++, so it runs super smooth. It needs some work to cater to the PC players. It currently seems like a mobile game.
I apologize if this seems to be a silly question. But how did you access Windows 10? Did some people get Windows 10 early?
