How to upgrade to windows 10 for
free
It no news that Microsoft has warned
it users that upgrade is a must for all PC users. Since Microsoft stopped its
support for Windows 7. Yes, Windows 10 has lots of problems but Windows 7 has
hit the scrap heap. Millions of users have jumped to Windows 10 for the safety
of their data and Microsoft charges about $139 for the standard edition. But
there is a legal way you can still upgrade your PC for free.
Free Windows 10 upgrades are still available
Yes, this is no joke. Despite
Microsoft ended its free Windows 10 upgrade offer to all users on July 30,
2016, the company has (in my opinion, knowingly) left open a loophole. There’s
just one snag: you will need a legal copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8 to do
this.
Tip: if you don’t have one, you can buy a legal copy of Windows 7 or
Windows 8 at third part retailers for a fraction of the cost of a Windows 10
licence. Home licences update to Windows 10 Home, Pro licences update to
Windows 10 Pro, so choose carefully.
With that caveat out the way, here’s
how you get your Windows 10 free upgrade:
a. Visit
the website: www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
b. Click
'Download Tool now' - this downloads the Windows 10 Media Creation
Tool.
c. When
finished, open the download and accept the license terms
d. Choose:
'Upgrade this PC now' then click ‘Next’
e. Choose
‘Keep personal files and apps’
f. Click ‘Install’ (note this takes
some time and involves multiple restarts)
g. Once
installed, open: Settings > Windows Update > Activation to
activate your Windows 10 digital license...
OR enter your (genuine) Windows 7 or Windows
8/8.1 product key if you haven’t previously activated your old version of
Windows
If you’d like to check your license
has successfully been activated afterwards, open: Settings > Update
& Security > Activation.
Note: A Windows 10 license is tied to your hardware. As such, if you need to
format your computer for any reason Windows 10 will reactivate
automatically. Click Here
to learn how to create a bootable flash disk incase you are formatting or
reloading your computer.
Tip: if you change multiple components
in your PC as part of a device upgrade, Windows 10 may mistakenly think you’ve
bought a new PC and refuse to register the license automatically. Thankfully,
Microsoft has a simple process you can follow if that happens.
Click Here to learn more of how to upgrade your Windows 10 version
to the latest version 2004 (May 2020 Update)
Source: Microsoft Windows
Cheers!!!
Proudly AdeDanCompTech
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