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Is this a free upgrade? or a paid one? Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025

• denysvitali 5y ago
  Free for at least one year, but they reserve the right to cancel the free option after one year
  • jsmith45 5y ago
    The "limited time" free upgrade to Windows 10 apparently still works to this day, so I strongly doubt Windows 11 will be any different.
    • hulitu 5y ago
      Yeah. Uncle Sam wants you.
    • IntrepidWorm 5y ago
      This is probably an intentional oversight by Microsoft. Nobody wants to have to deal with Windows 7 anymore, so leaving an option for people to upgrade for free allows the continued obsolescence of that OS (yes, I know the official support was discontinued, but it still looks bad on Microsoft if a bunch of Windows 7 devices suddenly get exposed to an 0-day).
      • hulitu 5y ago
        I don't want to have to deal with windows10.
    • aksss 5y ago
      Is that true? I knew about the “accessibility” workaround but thought they closed the door on that move as well.
      • noisem4ker 5y ago
        Sure it is. Just enter a Windows 7 or 8 key and the installer will proceed, showing how that time-limited opportunity for a free upgrade story was always a farce and a scummy marketing lie.