Windows 10: Windows 10 free to get for win7 and win8.1

Amazing news *Smile is this official ?

 

It is our intent that most of these devices will qualify, but some hardware/software requirements apply and feature availability may vary by device. Devices must be connected to the internet and have Windows Update enabled. ISP fees may apply. Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 Update required. Some editions are excluded: Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise, and Windows RT/RT 8.1. Active Software Assurance customers in volume licensing have the benefit to upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise outside of this offer. We will be sharing more information and additional offer terms in coming months.

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or fasterRAM: 1 gigabyte (GB)
Free hard disk space: 16 GB
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
A Microsoft account and Internet access

From rcpmag.com

 

What does that mean?

 

Well, I am still running 8 on two machines;

the first a tablet with an AC wifi adapter which would not function properly under 8.1 but does under 8.0
the other an
Acer desktop with i3 CPU tried to upgrade and it simply would not do it, I finally gave up.

Besides if they are giving windows 7 and 8.1 people free updates why wouldn't 8.0 be included?
That just makes no sense to me

what I am also wondering,

• if a person does upgrade will it destroy the factory re-install options on the machines?
• do you use your previous keys if you re-install (even after a year)?
• i have Pro are there different versions of 10?
• what does free updates for the life of the device mean?

does it mean until my machine blows up orthey may stop creating updates but you can re-install them forever andis there a difference between update and upgrade
I am still confused by their wording and explanations

 

Well, I am still running 8 on two machines;

the first a tablet with an AC wifi adapter which would not function properly under 8.1 but does under 8.0
the other an
Acer desktop with i3 CPU tried to upgrade and it simply would not do it, I finally gave up.

Besides if they are giving windows 7 and 8.1 people free updates why wouldn't 8.0 be included?
That just makes no sense to me

what I am also wondering,

• if a person does upgrade will it destroy the factory re-install options on the machines?
• do you use your previous keys if you re-install (even after a year)?
• i have Pro are there different version?
• what does free updates for the life of the device mean?

does it mean until my machine blows up orthey may stop creating updates but you can re-install them forever andis there a difference between update and upgrade
I am still confused by their wording and explanations 4.) It probably means that they will keep your device up to date and as current with all of the latest security and feature updates for as long as your device lasts or is working.

 

I'm hoping it will be like the Win8 upgrade offer, but instead of paying $14.99, it's $0.

That means a downloadable iso and upgrade key. Happy days.

To qualify one has to produce proof (not sure if the upgrade assistant will read the firmware key on Win8) - but we will have to enter our COA key for Win7 like we did before, I suppose.

Just putting it out there, makes sense?

PS: As I posted at EF, I got a feeling the base edition (Win8.1 with Bing) may be excluded as with Win7 Starter back then. I guess that's where the "software requirements" come in.

 

Yes, it is official.
Win10 will be a FREE upgrade for Win7 and Win8.1 users.
This is a limited time offer: RTM +1 year
There will be no charges for the life of the device (i.e. no update costs, no subscription plans for Win10)

After the 1 year offer expires MS will charge for updating to Win10

There will be charges for other services such as cloud space on OneDrive, Store Apps, Skype credits, O365 - these charges already occur and will continue in the same fashion... These charges do not apply to Win10, they apply only to other service offerings.

MS has been giving us a lot of Free stuff for a while:
Free Skype
Free eMail clients
Free Cloud storage with OneDrive
Free Applications (Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, Media Player, Media Center, Office Online).
Free System tools (Sysinternals, WAIK, ...)

There are certainly more, but that's a lot of development time and money.

They have been very generous for many years. Of course all that free stuff was to sell and support their flagship product, Windows. Now they're giving Windows away, even if it is a limited offer.

The reasoning is still the same - to drive revenue.

 

I'm so happy with that confirmation !

*Dinesh

 

They don't mention XP or Vista users!

 

XP and Vista don't qualify for the free upgrade is the way I read it.

 

XP and Vista don't qualify for the free upgrade is the way I read it. And even then, vista's literally almost 10 years old, xp is a zombie that should already be dead. Windows 10 may or may not work fine on old XP hardware, vista might be a stretch but should work. If you're running xp on modern hardware, that's a WHOLE different story.

Microsoft is targeting the vast majority of Windows users, which are on 7. They're roping in 8.1 as it's expected of them to be doing so. Honestly, demographics wise, I don't know if most people still on either xp or vista care that much to upgrade or don't really want to or have no other reason to do so.

 

I suspect during the first year users of Vista and XP on suitable hardware (Core 2 Duo Athlon Dual Core) at least 2 GB ram will be given the option to upgrade to 10 for $15 to $30 just like when Windows 8 came out. You run a check upgrade program, enter your product key (if needed) and then your credit card details. Then you get a key and an ISO to download which actually could be used on any machine. It was not tied to the one you submitted the details on. I got 8 Pro that way from a Netbook I had just bought when 8 came out and it ran XP. 8Pro ended up on my main machine and 7 Pro is on the Netbook. 8 did not like the Netbook as the screen size is 1024 x 600 and the store was blocked.

 

bottom like is anyone still running a computer purchased new with either xp or vista need a new computer ,so of my customers give me there old computer when i'm setting up there new one ,after I try adding more ram ,ect ect and they don't perform any better ,I either take them to recycle depot of give them away to a guy I know who just like to play with old hardware .

I tried installing winxp pro on a old dell laptop last week and it would not let me run updates or even install an updated IE browser .exe I downloaded an put on a usb

installing win10 on XP or Vista is a waste of money, time for Linux or move on if you got the money

 

A friend gave me a very old laptop and I tried to put Linux (puppy, peppermint, and mate) on it - HA! It was too old for any of them (even the oldest puppy) or it lacked enough memory. I put the original XP back on and donated it.

 

A friend gave me a very old laptop and I tried to put Linux (puppy, peppermint, and mate) on it - HA! It was too old for any of them (even the oldest puppy) or it lacked enough memory. I put the original XP back on and donated it. must be really old !
I have the old puppy on a live cd ,and run it first on older laptop ,just to see how they will work ,usually really old laptops I end up with, get strip of anything I think might be of any value and tossed the rest