Free ebook: Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals, Preview Edition

The Windows 10 Technical Preview offers anyone an opportunity to not just try out the next version of Windows but to provide feedback about the new operating system, in real time, to the team that is building it.


Author Name - Ed Bott.


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