Windows 10 free upgrade is still available for Windows 7/8.1 owners

Windows ten gratuitous upgrade is still bachelor for Windows 7/8.1 owners

A few years back, Microsoft offered Windows 7 and Windows viii users to upgrade to Windows x for costless. The upgrade programme allowed users with genuine license keys to upgrade to the latest operating organisation at no extra cost. While the free update program concluded in 2016, it seems that the offer continues to remain valid.

Customers can go along to have advantage of Microsoft's free Windows 10 upgrade. As tested by Windows Latest, users with a genuine license of Windows 7 or Windows eight.one can upgrade to Windows 10 and go a digital license for costless. A Reddit comment by a self-proclaimed Microsoft employee says that the whole "gratis" upgrade for a yr was complete marketing fluff.

This should be expert news for Windows vii users, especially since Microsoft ended support for the operating system in January 2020. During the time Microsoft had too confirmed that there would be no more security updates, or emergency patches unless you're a business that is willing to pay.

How to get Windows 10 upgrade for free:

  • Brand sure you are using a genuine re-create of Windows vii/eight.ane on your device or virtual machine.
    • Notation that a corporate/volume licensed instance of Windows — even if information technology's genuine — isn't eligible.
  • Head over to the Windows 10 download page and download the tool to install the OS.
    • Alternatively, you can download the full ISO of Windows 10 from this page (may redirect to the Media Creation Tool download page if opened on Windows).
  • Open the Media Creation Tool and select 'Upgrade this PC at present'.
  • Have the terms and conditions and choose the upgrade pick where yous go along your files and information. Doing a fresh install via the Media Creation Tool may not get you lot Windows 10 for complimentary, and so exist careful!
    • A summary of available upgrade paths from Windows 7 or a afterward operating system to Windows x can exist found here.
  • Once the installation completes, connect your device or virtual machine to the cyberspace and open Windows Update > Activation. Click on the 'Activate' button if required and your PC will be activated with a digital license after information technology establishes a connection to the Microsoft servers.
  • In case y'all are unable to obtain the license, y'all can enter your Windows 7/8/8.1 product cardinal and manually actuate the operating system.

Do note that these steps volition piece of work only if y'all take a legitimate Windows seven or Windows eight.1 installation. Y'all cannot upgrade to genuine Windows ten if you lot have a non-activated or a non-genuine version of Windows 7 or viii.1. It is also interesting to note how Microsoft has kept this a surreptitious and doesn't publicize the fact that users can still continue to upgrade to the more secure and powerful operating system, complimentary of cost.

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