Windows 10: I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade

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  1. I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade


    Brink , I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade, What are your suggestions for me , before this offer expires ? No more than I know how to keep from facing issues later .

    :)
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 11, 2016
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    windows 10 free upgrade, Jun 11, 2016
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  3. Free windows 10 upgrades?

    Last year I took advantage of the free upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 (on all of our computers that didn't have Windows 10). Since the offer ended last July, I've bought two refurbished computers that came with Windows 7. On Google I've found some
    "here's how you can still get the free Windows 10 upgrade", but I don't know if I should trust them. So it there a reliable way to still get the Windows 10 upgrade for free?

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    Jan Philips, Jun 11, 2016
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade

    Brink, Jun 11, 2016
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  5. Ztruker Win User
    If you do this, don't rely on the roll back feature as it sometimes does not work.

    Create a backup image of your existing Windows 8.1 install using Macrium Reflect Free to an external USB hard drive ($60US for a 1TB drive). Once you have that, then upgrade to 10. If any problems, simply restore the backup image and your up and running again.
     
    Ztruker, Jun 12, 2016
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  6. Brink thanks for your reply and help. I've read all the comments on
    "Going back " this is way too complicated for me to even think I can do this.
    I'll just have to lose the FREE try .
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 12, 2016
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  7. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Georgia,

    OPTION TWO is the easiest way to go back to the previous Windows if you wanted to upgrade to your free Windows 10 to lock it in. If you have any questions about it, I'll be happy to help. *Smile
     
    Brink, Jun 12, 2016
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  8. I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade

    Hi ....Thanks for your great suggestions, I'm too scared to try this after reading the comments on " GOING BACK "
    I'm not at all techie .
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 12, 2016
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  9. Thanks so much , I'll stay in touch to see if this gets easier for others taking a chance on Windows 10.
    I have just this Laptop, to use , So keeping it clean and updated for my use is important to me , as you know.
    I'll keep watching . as I really would like to get the new Windows 10.
    Thanks again.
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 12, 2016
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  10. Brink,... If I decide to try this, I'll come back here to let you know before I do anything.
    Thanks again *Smile

    Today is our FLAG DAY

    I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade [​IMG]
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 13, 2016
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  11. The photo item is now working great ...thanks for the assistance !!!

    I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade [​IMG]
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 13, 2016
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  12. Hi I'm still trying to decide to do or not do this. I just saw on FB Windows 10 has issued a new version - without all the bloat ,
    Do we have that version here ? YOU know it's true if we see it on F B !
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 16, 2016
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  13. Brink
    Brink New Member

    I've still not used the FREE Windows 10 upgrade

    It's not an official legal build. It's a modified build from some 3rd party that I wouldn't trust installing.
     
    Brink, Jun 16, 2016
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  14. That's exactly what I was thinking as well *Smile
    I've just read through , the page you posted to start downloading Windows 10 , WOW so many issues. Has W-10 gotten any
    easier to install, with out those issues ? I have nothing attached to this laptop, that being said I do have my own programs I
    use daily ( this is set to a desktop which I use instead , I did not like the new apps , I still don't )
    What is a mirror image , or using macrum , to do something ?
    neither one do I understand nor have ever used. that I know of... I can do simple things or follow instructions .
    I hope I don't sound illiterate .

    Something else. I read yesterday in " WINDOWS SECRETS " newsletter , Microsoft will force - Windows 10 on us even if we do not want it , can that be true also ?
     
    LADYPINKtomato1, Jun 16, 2016
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  15. CountMike New Member
    That "Forcing" of W10 will stop after July 29th when free offer to update expires. If you are so inclined, you could make a full system disk backup and try W10 upgrade on your existing computer and let it register it (get digital entitlement on MS server). If anything goes wrong or you just plain don't want to use W10 for now, you can always restore back to what you had before. Macrium Reflect free works for backup/restore just fine. Even after the deadline you can clean install/upgrade to w10 and it will be activated on that computer automatically.
     
    CountMike, Jun 18, 2016
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