Get Windows 10 Upgrade FREE!

Published On June 25, 2015 | By Tom Huskerson | News and Analysis
Terry Myerson Introduces Windows 10

Terry Myerson Introduces Windows 10

Microsoft is offering its new Windows 10 operating system free of charge to current Window users. Most computers in the world are operating on Microsoft or at least run some Microsoft software. What Microsoft wants to do is get everybody using the same version of the Windows operating system. So they are offering it free. Why?

Microsoft is looking at this in terms of money. Its simply cheaper to service one operating system rather than regularly updating multiple operating systems. Microsoft is moving its OS strategy to smaller more frequent upgrades rather than the big OS releases its been doing every few years. Think evolution not revolution.

In addition Microsoft is making an effort to get people using pirated versions of the Windows OS onboard as well but there is a catch. Software pirates using illegal copies of Windows 7 and Windows 8 will be able to upgrade to Windows 10. Now here is the catch; their Windows license will remain invalid after the upgrade process is complete. This means pirates won’t be getting a “free” upgrade to Windows 10. Your stuff is still illegitimate and thus not eligible for patches and upgrades. Sorry, you want it? Pay like the rest of us!

Here are a few things you need to know.

First of all everyone eligible for a free upgrade will see an icon appear on their task bar offering you the free upgrade. Just register your email address and wait for Bill and the boys to tell you when your upgrade is ready.

Now if you’re really old school you may still be running Windows XP or Vista. Windows XP was introduced to the marketplace 13 years ago and Microsoft does not even support this program anymore. So no, you can’t just upgrade to Windows 10 from XP or Vista systems. A clean install will be required, that is if your computer can handle the new OS.  Sorry, no free offers for the first year. Not happening.

For users of Windows 8.0, 8.1 and 7, Windows 10 will come as a free upgrade for the first year. Once a device is upgraded to Windows 10, it’ll be supported for the lifetime of the device.

  • Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Premium and Windows 8.1 users will be upgraded to Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Windows 8.1 Pro users will be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows Phone 8.1 users will be upgraded to Windows 10 Mobile
  • Windows Enterprise, Windows RT and Windows 8 users are not eligible for a free upgrade.

Windows users who take advantage of the free upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8 can use Windows 10 as valid license owners indefinitely. Those who don’t get it now for free will likely have to pay for Windows 10 later. Don’t be ridiculous!

For more information about the free Wndows 10 upgrade please see

Is Windows 10 free? Yes and No. An Explainer

Upgrading from Windows 7 0r 8? You’ll Love Windows 10

Where, When and How to get Windows 10

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Tom Huskerson Bio Born in Richmond Virginia Tom Huskerson is a military veteran who settled in California after his discharge. Tom attended Santa Barbara City College where he began his writing career as a campus reporter. He worked as an intern news reporter for the Santa Barbara News-Press writing feature stories before moving on to San Francisco. At San Francisco State University Tom studied broadcast communications and began to focus on the Internet. He completed his graduate thesis on Internet advertising. Tom was the first student to ever focus on the Internet as a graduate student at San Francisco State University. After graduation he went to work for Zona Research in California’s Silicone Valley. As a research associate Tom supported senior analyst writing on the latest developments in the Internet industry. During the dot com boom Tom worked for several web businesses as a market researcher and analyst. As a writer and researcher Tom has authored various technical works including a training program for Charles Schwab security. Other projects included professional presentations on workplace violence and hiring security contractors. Tom has also written both fiction and non-fiction works and blogging for a travel website. He has published two books of short stories and completed two novels. Tom is the owner of Scribe of Life Literature and EbonyCandle.com. Tom is not the chief editor for the OnTechStreet. com. A news and information blog that focuses on tech news for African-Americans. The blog is the result of his desire to inform the African American community of the dangers and benefits of the cyber age. In his blog Tom reports on information security, new and analysis, scams and hoaxes, legal happenings and various topics that arise from the age of information. Tom believes that technology is a necessary tool for black people and they should know what is happening. Tom writes believing that techno speak is for the professional and that valuable information can be communicated using plain language. As a result he has embraced the motto, Less Tech, More Knowledge.

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