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Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10, it’s made the OS officially or unofficially available. Officially, you stopped being able to download or upgrade your system to Windows 10 on July 29, 2016. To upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10, you’ll need a valid Windows 10 product key, as you can’t any longer use a Windows 7 product key. If you try, you’ll get a “This product key didn’t work.Please check it and try again, or try a different key” message. Windows 10 from $139 (Home) See at Microsoft.
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Update 1/16/2018: Back in 2017, Microsoft allowed users to upgrade to Windows 10 using their Windows 7 and Windows 8 product keys, but starting January 16, 2018, this method no longer works. Every loophole for freely upgrading to Windows 10 is now expired and unusable.
If you’re still on Windows 7 or 8, you’ve officially missed the boat. If you want to upgrade to Windows 10 now, or at some point later down the road, you’re going to have to spend some money.
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How to Upgrade to Windows 10
When you eventually decide to upgrade to Windows 10, you have two options:
- Buy a new computer with Windows 10 pre-installed
- Buy a copy of Windows 10 to install on your existing machine
If you want to buy a copy for your machine, you need to head to Microsoft’s online store.
Windows 10 Home costs $119.99 and Windows 10 Pro costs $199.99. Pro includes some extra features such as remote desktop, BitLocker, the ability to create and run virtual machines with Hyper-V, and Azure Active Directory.
Regardless of which package you choose, you can choose to download the installer for your new copy of Windows for either the desktop or a USB stick. Make your choice directly on the Microsoft website. Once the installation app is running, just follow the on-screen instructions.
Have you upgraded to Windows 10 yet? If not, we’d love to know why. Let us know in the comments below.
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Well, good grief, talk about lousy timing.
I downloaded the W10 free upgrade disk back when it was first offered.
Last week I ordered an ASUS Prime B350-PLUS mobo, a AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU and appropriate RAM.
Now you tell me that I'm two days past being able to use my W10 disk and have to buy a copy of W10? Well, I guess I'm beyond that as well because my local computer shop said the Ryzen CPU won't deal with W7.
I'm not a gamer and still think Win2K Pro was the most user-friendly OS from MS.
Any chance that I can install Ubuntu and get it to run with this mobo/CPU combo? I'm so tired of getting hosed by MS, and the last thing I plan on doing is feeding the parasite another $120.All of my family's PCs and laptops (4) are updated to Windows 10. While the earlier versions of Windows 10 had issues, I have to say that once I updated them to the most recent, Fall Creators Update, on all of them I noticed a significant decrease in the boot up times as well as a generally snappier performance overall. Additionally, a number of minor issues which I was having on a few of the devices were corrected.
I'm glad to hear that the opportunity to update from Windows 8 to 10 is still available as I have another family member's PC that could still be updated.
I, like many, used to really complain about the length of time it would take to do a clean install but this past weekend, I had to do a clean Windows 10 Home install on a laptop with a bad hard drive. Suffice it to say, I was greatly, and pleasantly, surprised when the time from booting the laptop with the disc created through the MS media maker tool until I was sitting on a fully functional desktop was less than 20 minutes. Not only that, but even though the laptop had originally had an OEM version of Windows 10 on it, never once was I prompted to enter a software key, and immediately after installation had completed I checked to find that the Windows installation was fully functional AND properly activated. My initial reaction... 'finally - it's about time.... now THIS is the way it should be'. My only complaint was that the version of the Windows 10 installation created by the media tool that very morning was not the most current, requiring me to go through a few update cycles to get to 1709 (Fall Creators Update). But even with the couple of hours to download the larger updates and install them, I was very pleased.
I get that Windows 10 may not be for everyone but I don't get why some feel the need to tear down someone else (or in this case - a computer OS) to make them feel better about their own choice. It seems like they need to convince themselves they made a better decision. Not everything fits everyone. That's why we 're all not driving the same car! I bought the cars (or operating systems) I did for our family because they were the ones which fit our needs the best - not my neighbors or friends needs. And just because I may like Windows 10 - or my Jeep, doesn't mean that Linux or OSX or Chromium - Or Ford or Chevy isn't any good... it's just that they're not for me. For others, though, they may be perfect and if that's the case - well, good for them!
I was 'lost and confused' with the new Win10 setup and did not know how to set up a classic Win7 look. I don't have time to relearn all this, my current software must just work, so I went back to what I know.
install program called classic shell.net to win-10 it brings back the classic win-7 start & allows you to use ether the metro - tiles or starting from your desktop theme
Haven't upgraded because I'm a Linux guy who's converted nearly 20 family members and friends.
I'm not interested in helping Microsoft compete with Google and Windows 10 looks to be Microsoft's way to become more like Apple in an attempt to compete with Google.
Thank you, but no thank you.I had upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10, just like the majority, during the time frame stipulated by Microsoft.
However, after a few months, my hard drive went kaput and when the technician replaced my hard disk, I was left with Windows 7. He didn't know how to upgrade the operating system back to Windows 10. I, myself tried to upgrade using the Windows Media Creation Tool but failed. I was really at my wit's end. I didn't want to resort to buying Windows 10.
Then, I read your article about the possibility of upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 even after 2017. I gave myself one more chance by following the instructions and voila, I got back my Windows 10.
Thank you for the reminder. It helped me to get back my version of Windows 10. for my laptop.
A tech working on my laptop did a factory reset which took it back to Windows 8
LOL - Oh well. If you've had Windows 10 on the machine and activated before already, it can be installed again. The activation will happen silently when you first connect to the Internet as Microsoft will already have registered the machine's 'digital' license from the first time.
When you go to install Windows 10 just leave the license blank and tick the box that say there is none. Once installed and connected the Internet, Windows 10 will check for a matching digital profile - some sort of 'hash' - will find it, and activate your computer without even notifying you.
Link to download Windows 10 from Microsoft?
Windows 10 is a disaster. Anybody who tells you otherwise is either lying, in denial, or wearing rose-tinted glasses.
do you care to give reasons, or is it just different and you dont want to take the time to learn it and find its easier just to bash it. It's definitely got some issues but all OS's do its got some really nice features as well like free hyper v, the option to use multiple desktops, not to mention it works more efficiently, making it snappier than windows 7 on the same hardware.
If you upgrade a computer using this process, will your files be lost?
I have windows starter in my Sony Vaio notepad. I always try to upgrade it but I can not as it always tells, no internet connection. Even though all the browsing activity is happening. Kindly help me in upgrading my system.
Thanks
because it sucks.........and it sucks.........and it sucks........
wow now there is some insite lol
SSD. Prefer 8 w/classic shell, frugal bandwidth.
My HTPC is still on Windows 7 because MS didn't bring Windows Media Center to Windows 10.
Technically, you can install WMC on Windows 10:
Just make sure that you choose the right version for your Win 10 OS, e.g. 32-bit WMC for 32-bit Windows 10, etc. Although it isn't officially supported, it'll work,.
WMC can be installed on Windows 10. Just Google it.
Very interesting. But what you didn't warn about is that if someone who doesn't like windows 10 and wants to go back to 7 / 8 they will need to downgrade within 30 days or be stuck with windows 10. This process converts the win 7 / 8 product key to a win 10 product key. Once the 30 day trial period is over the key can't be used on a win 7 or 8 install.
Most folks don't realize that the Wndows-10 upgrade will consume your
License Key, forever, and therefore after that 30 day period, you can't go back
to your former Operating System,
This was a deliberate decision By Microsoft, when offering
their Windows-10 upgrade, for Free.You'd be surprised, just how many PC Users wish to Downgrade,
and now they can't do that, as they have No Valid License Key. . .Not necessarily. When I had to replace my motherboard, Windows 10 complained bitterly so I had to reinstall Win 7 (Retail, mind you) from scratch. I used my original license number and it activated just fine. Now I'll have to think whether to stick with 7 or go through the upgrade again.
The time is nigh. Friday is the last day you can score Windows 10 for free.
Or is it?
What if you don't want to upgrade to Windows 10 right now but may want to do so down the road? There is a way.
You will need to complete several steps before July 29 comes to a close. Once you do, you can upgrade to Windows 10 at no cost whenever you like, instead of according to Microsoft's deadline.
Following Windows 8's failure to win over consumers, Microsoft has been trying hard to push people to jump to Windows 10. Since its official release a year ago, Windows 10 has been a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users. When that freebie ends today, you technically will be forced to shell out $119 for the regular edition of Windows 10 and $199 for the Pro flavor if you want to upgrade. Fortunately, though, Microsoft has built in a safeguard through which you can avoid that scenario.
Here's how to conjure up this bit of wizardry.
First, you'll need to upgrade your Windows 7 or 8.1 computer to Windows 10. (Don't worry this is only temporary.)
To do so, you can follow the steps in this CNET article appropriately named 'Here's how to upgrade to Windows 10,' or in this article dubbed 'Windows 10 is only free for one more day. Here's how to get it.'
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You'll also want to snag a copy of Windows 10 that you can install on your own without having to grab it from Microsoft's website. Your best bet is to use Microsoft's media creation tool, available on the Get Windows 10 website. With the tool, you can place a copy of Windows 10 on a DVD or USB drive to install the OS as an upgrade or as a clean installation at any time.
OK, now Windows 10 is firmly in place on your PC. Your next step is to make sure the software is registered properly. To do this, click on the Start button and then click on the Settings command.
In the Settings screen, click on the category for Update & Security.
In the Update & Security screen, click on the setting for Activation. On the right pane, you should see a bit of text next to the Product Key entry that reads: 'Windows 10 on this device is activated with a digital entitlement.' Don't worry, I'll explain what this means.
But, you protest, you don't want Windows 10 right now. Well, that brings us to the next step. You can roll your PC back to Windows 7 or 8.1. Here's how...
In Windows 10, click on the Start button and then click on the Settings command.
In the Settings screen, click on the category for Update & Security.
In the Update & Security screen, click on the setting for Recovery. On the right pane, you'll see an option to go back to Windows 7 or 8.1. Click on the Get Started button for that option, and your PC will bounce back to your previous version of Windows.
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Naturally, the rollback process will take some time, but it should proceed smoothly. So, will your previous version of Windows work without any problems? That depends. I've tried this process on some Windows 8.1 PCs, and it worked smoothly. I tried it on an old Windows 7 computer and did run into a couple of glitches where I had to reinstall certain drivers to get Windows back in gear.
So you'll definitely want to nose around the OS to make sure your applications and files are intact and working.
Now let's travel into the future, maybe six months from now. You've decided you want to upgrade to Windows 10 after all, and you don't want to pay for the privilege. You're in luck. Since you already installed Windows 10 once on your PC, the software has been given what Microsoft calls a 'digital entitlement.' Yep, that's the same piece of text that's listed next to the Product Key entry.
The digital entitlement ties your Windows 10 license to that specific computer. In a nutshell, this means you can freely reinstall Windows 10 on that PC even after reverting back to Windows 7 or 8.1, as long as you have already installed Windows 10 previously.
Now use the media creation tool you created six months prior to upgrade your current copy of Windows to Windows 10. Follow the steps to install Windows 10 as you had earlier, and the software will find its way onto your PC once again. If you want to be on the safe side, you can back up your PC at various steps in this entire process.
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A spokeswoman from Microsoft confirmed that this method of upgrading to Windows 10 would work.
Yes, these steps take some time and you'll have to complete the first part of the process before today is over. But at least now you can keep your current version of Windows alive and jump to Windows 10 whenever you choose.
(Via ZDNet and HowtoGeek)