Have you purchased a Windows computer in that time period? The cost of a Windows license is hidden in the overall cost of the machine. > Win 10 and 11 Windows

Have you purchased a Windows computer in that time period? The cost of a Windows license is hidden in the overall cost of the machine. > Win 10 and 11 Windows is just Windows at this point. You are still using the Windows 8 license that your purchased. The version numbers are nothing more than a measurement of how brazen Microsoft is getting. Show me where I can get a legal copy of Windows that is free to install on a pristine machine and I'll concede that it is free. Microsoft have simply added a subscription fee to Windows, where you are the subscription fee.