Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade

Updated 1-June-2019: thanks to the various readers UN agency have continued to produce primary reports that this procedure still works. The overwhelming majority of reader reports ensure that this upgrade remains out there. alittle variety of readers have according that the upgrade fails on a Windows ten computer with a blundermessage that indicates "Windows ten Setup has didn't validate the merchandise key."

This is a well-known issue that happened even back once the free upgrade provide was still in situ. It happens to a set of Windows seven PCs, and nobody is sort of positive why. everybody UN agency according this has been able to fix it mistreatment one in every of the procedures elaborate during this article by Microsoft most valuable player Kapil Arya: [FIX] Windows ten Setup Has didn't Validate the merchandise Key.

Everyone is aware of the free upgrade provide for Windows ten terminated on July twenty nine, 2016, right?

That's once Microsoft formally terminated the Get Windows ten program and, to the relief of the many, stopped forcing the GWX tool onto the PCs of unsuspecting users UN agency were utterly proud of their current version of Windows and had no want to upgrade.

Microsoft quietly announces finish of last free Windows ten upgrades
As of July thirty, 2016, the upgrade notifications stopped and therefore the GWX app began disappearing. In theory, meaning the sole thanks to get a Windows ten upgrade is to get hold of it
The funny issue is, nobody told the oldsters UN agency run Microsoft's activation servers. which impliesnowadays, 2 full years once the free upgrade provide purportedly terminated, you'll be able to still upgrade to Windows ten from Windows seven or Windows eight.1 and claim a free digital title, while not being forced to leap through any hoops.

You can additionally still upgrade Windows ten Home to Windows ten professional by employing a product key from a previous business edition of Windows seven, 8, or 8.1 (Pro/Ultimate). that may prevent $50-100 in OEM upgrade charges if you purchase a replacement computer with Windows ten Home preinstalled. (For details, see the way to upgrade from Windows ten Home to professional while not hassles.)