Windows 10 Home/Professional USB boxcover art

[mrpijey]

dw5304 was so kind to provide me with high res scans of the retail Windows 10 Home/Professional USB stick box, with USB stick scans as well... For those of you who wants to see how it looks like...

http://www.mrpijey.net/gallery_ba/index ... DM3ZjhiYzM

The license data has of course been removed, and I have not attempted any repairs of the box etc. The box got banged up a bit but it still looks good.

Enjoy!

[computebrute]

Cool. I didn't know they gave you a USB stick.

[Lukas Marsik]

Cool. I didn't know they gave you a USB stick.

You can order one.

[pool7]

It was about time MS offered Windows in a flashdrive... wonder what took them so long?
Also, they could have gone with a prettier design, considering their CDs/DVDs are usually gorgous with the holograms and stuff.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the high-res pics, pretty nice and interesting.

[Wheatley]

It was about time MS offered Windows in a flashdrive... wonder what took them so long?
Also, they could have gone with a prettier design, considering their CDs/DVDs are usually gorgous with the holograms and stuff.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the high-res pics, pretty nice and interesting.

Don't think they can make flash drives that much prettier tbh. They could however reduce the text and other markings, remove that blue thing and maybe just have the logo on the drive for a more clean, functional look.

One can argue that this would make identifying drives harder, but a typical consumer would only have exactly 1 drive in most cases.

[mrpijey]

Haha, it's interesting that you people argue about the design of a USB stick... as if it's the most important part . Who cares about the design of a square flash stick? . I find it more interesting that MS chose to not only include two SKUs on the same installation, but also x86 and x64 variants. Something they should have done on DVDs and ISOs a long time ago since we've seen custom AiO discs for a long time. MS would have saved a lot of money on both server storage but also manufacturing by incorporating everything a few single ISOs instead of insisting of having one disc per SKU/per language/per license/per target. Massive waste of money and space.

And speaking of design, the box and stick design follows the Windows 8/10 theme just fine. Flat, single colored and extremely simple. The holographic and colorful logos went away with XP and I doubt we'll ever see anything like that again.

[pool7]

Not sure about Windows 8, 8.1 or 10, but Windows Vista and 7 also had holographic stuff in the discs (although it didn't cover the entire disc, as it did for Windows XP and earlier).
In any case, design it's a matter of taste.

I didn't pay attention to the fact the drive includes both Home/Pro and 32/64 bits, that's definitely a great improvement.

[Ray]

I wonder if this USB stick is just a branded regular drive or something more "special" like read-only (a.k.a write-protected).

[Wheatley]

I wonder if this USB stick is just a branded regular drive or something more "special" like read-only (a.k.a write-protected).

Without a doubt write-protected. It'd be silly for it to be r/w.

[mrpijey]

It's not write protected, nor branded in any special way except with the Windows 10 insignia.

[BetaNewbie]

does it include both x86 and x64 boot.wim? if so, what will happen if you boot the machine with this? (especially when using Legacy BIOS)

[dw5304]

yes,
it has both
it actually has three bootloaders.
one for original boot off of the root of the drive
then one under x86 and another under x64
thought it was interesting...
as to what happens on an older pc lol haven't had time to test it yet .

[Windows OS]

I find it more interesting that MS chose to not only include two SKUs on the same installation, but also x86 and x64 variants. Something they should have done on DVDs and ISOs a long time ago since we've seen custom AiO discs for a long time.

I actually have a old Vista "Anytime Upgrade" disc from a old HP computer. I lost the packaging (not surprising, since it has been 8-7 years since my dad bought the computer) and the disc is a tiny bit scratched but still fully functional. It allows you to install most Vista SKUs without a product key (but it still needs activation). Unfortunately, it is x86 only. Here is a quick little scan that I made and edited:

[pool7]

and the disc is a tiny bit scratched but still fully functional.

Is it me or there's a noticeable crack going from the inner ring's center-right area? If so, I can't see how the disc can be fully functional.

[Windows OS]

and the disc is a tiny bit scratched but still fully functional.

Is it me or there's a noticeable crack going from the inner ring's center-right area? If so, I can't see how the disc can be fully functional.

The crack does not make it to the data part of the disc. Just the middle ring. I was kinda infamous in my family for extremely poor handling of optical media back in the day . But hey, I was 7 back when Vista came out . But I am able to make a ISO of it. I'm gonna try a MDF rip and see what happens...