nukecad Posted June 8, 2019 ID:1316294 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) With Win 7 coming to end of support some will be looking to upgrade their OS. How would you like to get a FREE upgrade to Windows 10? (Latest version, 1903). But they stopped doing that a few years back didn't they? Well apparently not. You can still easily upgrade to Windows 10 for free as long as your older Windows has a valid registered licence, see this article for how to do it:https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/ Quote As of July 30, 2016, the upgrade notifications stopped .... In theory, that means the only way to get a Windows 10 upgrade is to pay for it. The funny thing is, no one told the folks who run Microsoft's activation servers. Which means today, two full years after the free upgrade offer supposedly ended, you can still upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 and claim a free digital entitlement. This is still working, almost 3 years now since the offer ended, that article was updated last week. Of course Microsoft aren't exactly advertising this, why should they if people will pay for a new Win 10 license? Edited June 8, 2019 by nukecad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted June 12, 2019 ID:1316857 Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 8:39 AM, nukecad said: How would you like to get a FREE upgrade to Windows 10? (Latest version, 1903). But they stopped doing that a few years back didn't they? I have been using this trick for some time now, I use the Window 7 key on the side of the computer to activate Windows 10 installs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatevengo Posted June 28, 2019 ID:1319372 Share Posted June 28, 2019 If it does,i'd recommend it to my cousin,who i know is going to upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7. Thank you all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted January 14, 2020 Author ID:1355942 Share Posted January 14, 2020 As Win7 is End of Life today I thought I would update this topic to say that the Free upgrade to Windows 10 is still working - as long as your hardware is compatible. Quote Updated January 7, 2020: Thank you to the many readers who have continued to provide firsthand reports that this procedure still works. The overwhelming majority of reader reports confirm that this upgrade is still available. A small number of readers have reported that the upgrade fails because of a Setup error or a compatibility block. For details on how to troubleshoot these errors, see ..... Follow the link above to zdnet for more details, and what to try if you are one of the few it fails for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted January 15, 2020 ID:1356004 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Always make a full image backup to an external before proceeding just in case. Macrium reflect free is a solid choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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