微软正式发布Windows 10

 　　7月29日，微软将在全球多个地区发布最新的Windows 10系统。根据微软此前公布的消息，所有Windows 7和Windows 8用户在一年内均可免费升级到Windows 10，甚至是盗版用户也可进行升级。

　　微软方面表示，相对上两代产品，Windows 10能够更好地兼容移动设备以及游戏设备Xbox One。

　　In less than 24 hours, Microsoft will start upgrading Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines toWindows 10. The software giant is preparing for this big release, at 12AM ET on July 29th (9PMPST on July 28th), by pre-loading the final version of Windows 10 on PCs eligible¹ for theupgrade. A number of Windows 7 and Windows 8 users who have registered for the upgradehave started noticing that the full installer files for Windows 10 have been downloaded toC:\$windows.~BT as Microsoft gets ready for release.

　　Microsoft will unlock and activate² the Windows 10 install at midnight tonight, allowing someWindows 7 and Windows 8 users to upgrade. Not everyone will get access to the Windows 10upgrade initially³, though. Microsoft is rolling the upgrade out gradually to compatible systems,and the company is creating a queue to distribute the update in waves. Windows 10 testers havealready been testing the final bits and they will be the first to receive a Day One patch thatMicrosoft is developing. The software maker⁴ has also been rolling out daily hotfixes to existingtesters, fixing issues just days and hours before the final release.

1 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

2 activate   

vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用

参考例句：

• We must activate the youth to study.我们要激励青年去学习。
• These push buttons can activate the elevator.这些按钮能启动电梯。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。