Hello everyone, I use a commercial license of Rhino 5.0 R11 and Flamingo NXT (Build 13 June 2013), both running on Windows 7 64-bit (up-to-date). I have not used R&F on Windows 8. Like many other Windows users, I received a notification to reserve Windows 10 in advance.

This is the full version. Saving and plug-ins stop working after 90 days unless you purchase. (After 90 days, it will still work great to learn Rhino and to view Rhino and many other file formats.). Buy a license here.

A compatibility report says I’m good to go for the upgrade (screenshot attached). I assume means that means both programs (R&F) will not have any problems? I do not care much about other programs’ compatibility as much as R&F for my professional work. I thought this forum could be a right place to check with if I’m safe to go for Windows 10 upgrade or not. I look forward to your suggestions/recommendations. Also, it would be nice if McNeel informs all its users whether it’s safe to go with Windows 10 before 29 July 2015, when the upgrade rolls out.

Hi Dale, I’ve been using my R+F licenses on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit since last 3 years. I’m particular about keeping my work computer in great and lean shape. Over time I felt upgrades from Microsoft has made Win 7 more stable and better than ever.

I’ve never thought about Win 8. But since Win 10 is a free upgrade offer, I’m curious if it’s worth it ‘without a hassle promise’, especially when it says that all programs, data and settings will remain unchanged after the upgrade. I’ve been doing some reading ever since the offer came, from sources like. So far, good reviews. Please let me know if McNeel team has any experience to share about Win 10. Dyutimanmoulik: I’m particular about keeping my work computer in great and lean shape. The very best way to do such, if one has the skills, can secure ones data, and an effiecnt workflow, is to erase and clean install periodically, though other less intense “clean” methods certainly help.

I speculate what is really implying is - jumping on a new OS at release generally is NOT a path towards smooth sailing, regardless of reviews about said new OS. Like wine, let it “mellow” a bit. As always, your mileage may vary. I do agree on the anxieties of new OS being buggy on launch.

So I’m still not 100% nor have I decided that I will make the move immediately. I’m also thinking to check out W10 (on launch) on another less powerful laptop with Rhino eval pre-installed first. In any case, the offer is valid till July 2016, so we have ample time to know how good W10 is. The only good thing I find common across all reviews is W10 has far lesser footprint and is noticeably faster than W8, which is faster than W7. If performance improves due to OS, I’d like to try. We have a Windows 10 test station and it seems like a great OS. I will surely upgrade both my home win8 home machine and win7 workstation.

It builds on the superior base of Windows 8 (Which is fast and solid) with a UI that seems as good as Windows 7. To me it seems like the best of both. If you are going to upgrade your work machine and want to go for an early build then I strongly recommend purchasing a new drive, use a mirror program and duplicate the old. Then remove the old and store as backup. Then upgrade the new. That way you can go back if you need to.

I still have about a month to decide if I’ll risk it on launch, or wait and watch. Even if I cancel the W10 reservation now, I’m eligible for free upgrade anytime within a year. That of course applies to all genuine ≤W8 users. Though I have a lot of interest with tinkering, I think computers should be totally tinker free, so we can focus on our work instead of on our machine.

Apart from just Rhino/Flamingo, I’m totally on Apple machines for rest of my design work. I’m stuck with Windows because I’m not sure how good Rhino for Mac yet is. I see that it’s not full-featured and many plug-ins are missing.