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When Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 2015, the company promised that users running Windows 7 or Windows 8 would be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free until July 29, 2016. In its announcement, the ...

Microsoft's offer to upgrade for free from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 (and from there to Windows 11, if you want, and your spec qualifies) has been one of the most long-standing freebies ever, ...

In brief: Anyone planning to use an old Windows 7 or 8 product key to activate Windows 11 should probably pull the trigger now if it isn't too late. Microsoft has announced the end of a grace period ...

Don't want to fork over $30 for a one-year subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates? Microsoft is offering a couple of ways to avoid the fee. But there's a catch.

The door to a free Windows 11 upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 diehards has been officially shut. Microsoft tells The Verge that using a Windows 7 or 8 product key to get a clean Windows 11 upgrade no ...

If you were hoping to jump from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 for the low cost of zero dollars, you’re now out of luck. Windows has quietly closed the loophole that allowed people to upgrade their PC’s ...

The free Windows upgrade party is over, or at least much more restrictive. It's common for Microsoft to offer a free upgrade path when releasing a new version of Windows, but it swung the doors wide ...

With Windows 10 support ending in October this year, upgrading to Windows 11 is not only crucial, but it is also the easiest way to stay secure and continue receiving new features. Microsoft continues ...

If you've been holding out on upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or 8, you've just lost your free window as Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on the years-long deal that let Windows 7 and 8 ...

Microsoft has ended the free upgrade path from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10/11, though upgrading from 10 to 11 remains free. This means people with older systems will now have to pay if they want to ...