Talks about Windows 10 Technical Preview have been around for some time, followed by Microsoft HoloLens that will use Windows 10 in a holographic interface. Interesting, isn’t it? Anyway, the decision whether to install a preview (early) version of an operating system may be hard for some technology geeks and developers who tried installing a preview OS before - like me.
As I was one of those who tried Windows 8.1 (as well as Windows 8) before its official stable release to end-users, the disadvantages of that experience taught me to be more patient when it comes to early releases (a.k.a. Betas/Previews); for Windows 8.1, the Visual Studio (the Development Environment program where we design apps and write codes) compatible with Win8.1 released Store Apps that couldn’t be published to Windows Store until later. The problem is, technology fans can’t easily wait to experience the upcoming future before it comes.. But not on their primary PC!
However, this time I got much more patient than at Windows 8.1’s release, and also smarter.. 
Firstly, I grounded my curiosity's need to download Windows 10 Technical Preview as it became available earlier, until I knew about more updates and improvements; then successfully joined the community last weekend at build 9926.
Applying the second lesson, I also didn’t install it on my primary PC where I keep and develop my applications, but only installed it on my 6.5-years-old laptop – which I’m also planning to make a home entertainment system in my bedroom with. As well, the copy of Windows on that laptop was not genuine, so I thought equipping it with a Technical Preview will let me activate it using the product key I was provided as a Windows Insider.
Yet, it does have issues especially on a 1GB-RAM-equipped old laptop, but I like to give my feedback to Windows team, believing they can use it later to improve Windows 10, just like the importance of users’ feedback on my published applications. 
Summing and re-ordering it up, here are the true reasons I’ve installed Windows 10 Technical Preview last Tuesday:
- Getting the latest technologies earlier
- Providing feedback to Windows 10 team at Microsoft.
- Trying my own applications how they run on Windows 10
- Activating the Windows copy on my old laptop.
Are you a Windows Insider, too? What about sharing the reason you installed Windows 10 Technical Preview?
