{"id":194213,"date":"2020-01-13T22:38:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/windows-7-support-ends-tomorrow-heres-how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-bgr\/"},"modified":"2020-01-13T22:38:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:38:18","slug":"windows-7-support-ends-tomorrow-heres-how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-bgr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/windows-7-support-ends-tomorrow-heres-how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-bgr\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7 support ends tomorrow \u2013 here\u2019s how to upgrade to Windows 10 for free \u2013 BGR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When Microsoft introduced Windows 10 a few years ago, the company said that it was hoping to have its next-gen OS running on one billion devices within three years time. It was an ambitious goal, to be sure, but the company helped boost the number of installations right out of the gate by offering free upgrades to existing Windows 7 and 8.1 users.<\/p>\n<p>Flash forward a few years and Windows 10 adoption has been steady, if not downright impressive. This past September, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 was running on a whopping 900 million devices and that it was on pace to reach the 1 billion threshold in 2020.<span id=\"more-5780409\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While Windows 10 has proven to be a successful release for Microsoft, there are still a sizable number of Windows users who haven\u2019t yet upgraded to Windows 10. According to some reports, the number of Windows users still running variants of Windows 7 and Windows 8 currently hovers around 30%.<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be one of those users and are keen on upgrading, the good news is that you can do so without having to shell out $119 for a fresh copy of Windows 10. This is especially relevant today since Microsoft\u2019s support of Windows 7 officially ends tomorrow, January 14th. While the free upgrade to Windows 10 program ostensibly ended a few years ago, there\u2019s still a way to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Allow me to clarify: There\u2019s still a way to <em>legally<\/em> upgrade to Windows for free.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands now, users with valid copies of Windows 7 or Windows 8 can download Windows 10 by doing the following:<\/p>\n<p>Step one involves going to the Windows 10 download page over here. Once there, select the \u201cDownload tool now\u201d option which is listed below the \u201cCreate Windows 10 installation media\u201d heading.<\/p>\n<p>Once the tool is downloaded, open up the file and select, \u201cUpgrade this PC now.\u201d From there, you\u2019ll follow a prompt or two whereupon you\u2019ll be able to click \u2018Install\u2019 and get the process started.<\/p>\n<p>Once the installation is complete, go to Settings &gt; Update &amp; Security &gt; Activation and you should be on your way as there\u2019s no requirement to enter a Windows 10 product key.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, there\u2019s really no excuse to still be running an antiquated version of Windows. Say what you will about Windows 10, the update provides any number of security features and performance enhancements that you\u2019ll want to take advantage of sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>As a final reminder, you\u2019ll definitely want to upgrade your system if you happen to be running a variant of Windows 7 as Microsoft is ending official support for the OS tomorrow. That means system updates will no longer be released unless massive security flaws are discovered, and bugs will no longer be fixed.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"description img-caption\"><span class=\"source\">Image Source: Jacob Siegal | BGR<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '2048158068807929');\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/2020\/01\/13\/windows-10-download-free-how-to-upgrade-still-works\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] When Microsoft introduced Windows 10 a few years ago, the company said that it was hoping to have its next-gen OS running on one billion devices within three years time. 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