Unfortunately, this deal has expired 9 July 2019.
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Posted 8 May 2019
Upgrade to Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for free*
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About this deal
This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
Microsoft free windows programme has ended more than a year ago, but if you download it directly from their website and upgrade you still get genuine digital licence.
Here is the best part - for most users it will most likely upgrade to Windows 10 Home edition which is somewhat limited.
If you have an old product key from Windows 7 Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 8/8.1 Pro lying around you can upgrade to pro using that key.
Same if you already have Windows 10 home installed but want to upgrade to pro. Just use your old product key from Windows 7 Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 8/8.1 and you will be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro.
Technically it’s not free as you would have already paid for the other pro version but if you happen to have one laying around then it’s a good way to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro without buying a new licence.
Here is the best part - for most users it will most likely upgrade to Windows 10 Home edition which is somewhat limited.
If you have an old product key from Windows 7 Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 8/8.1 Pro lying around you can upgrade to pro using that key.
Same if you already have Windows 10 home installed but want to upgrade to pro. Just use your old product key from Windows 7 Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 8/8.1 and you will be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro.
Technically it’s not free as you would have already paid for the other pro version but if you happen to have one laying around then it’s a good way to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro without buying a new licence.
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Edited by piraats008, 10 May 2019
314 Comments
sorted byI never tried 8.1 but had 8 on my laptop and hated every bit of it. Upgraded to 10 Pro since I had a 7 pro licence and it’s basically like in ugly 7 Pro with some extra features
New sandbox update for win10 is cool though.
I have to wonder what the heck you are doing to Windows 10? We've 20,000 employees World-wide on it with no trace of "corrupted boot" or weird quirks (beyond the norm for Windows). 10 a pretty solid OS, and definitely a step up from 8.x for a whole host of objective reasons. You're entitled to do what you like but I definitely object to people pushing the idea that updates don't harden you against exploits - that's just silly. If you can stay up to date (and for free) it's plain daft not to do it in the modern computing World where malware is so prevelant.
Classic shell.That's what i use.
Hopefully you’re not using that machine to access external networks then?
Same here.. Windows 8 was terrible but 8.1 I think brought back the start button.
I'm bit paranoid about security so felt its not a good idea to stay at older version so upgraded it to 10
Just delete all the tiles and don’t use.
You will be surprised i liked Windows xp better then Windows 8..it was faster simpler and lighter OS
To be honest, I used to be in the exact same boat, and for love or money could NOT be dis-swayed from my beloved Window's 7, lol.
But to be frank with you though, Window's 10 DOES eventually grow on you though ...
Especially as most PC's and Laptop's over the last 2 Year's or so have all been rolled out with Window's 10 now as standard?.
Though to be fair, at a point in time just shy of that time, etc, when Window's 8/8.1 was STILL prevalent, you wouldn't have found me dead buying any 'system' with Window's 8 on it, for similar reasons for/as already described in the link mentioned here:
And I personally believed that Window's 8.1 was probably no better either - I 'sampled' both, though never owed both, but regardless, I couldn't stand both either (outside of a Phone/Tablet scenario Year's later that is?).
I believe that some Laptop's with Window's 10 on them bought between 2-5 Year's ago SHOULD be able to still downgrade to Window's 7 right? (unless I'm mistaken?), then via that, you (in theory at least), then get your fresh Window's 7 Pro/Ultimate, etc product key from it, then upgrade STRAIGHT (via that), to Window's 10 Pro, right?, or ...
I'm clearly looking at 'workaround options' there, etc? (of which that could notably be an 'option' also like? - considering it's a viable option in the first place ofcourse?, lol). :-)
Any advice on any of my above aforementioned above would be greatly appreciated, thanx.
Ps.
Maybe it's you I need to ask about my immediate above perhaps?
Any advice in regards to my Window's 7/Window's 10 scenario as per my immediate above also, etc?, thanx. (edited)
And relying on an out of date OS isn’t? Give me strength.
Let me take you down the nostalgia street:
- Windows 98 - Brilliant
- Windows ME - crashed every 15 minutes
- Windows XP - Absolute masterpiece of its times
- Windows Vista - nope
- Windows 7 - XP but better
- Windows 8 - nope again
- Windows 10 - brilliant
I mean at first, Windows 10 had it's compatibility issues, some of the software still requires Win7 to run, but now a few years later Win10 it's brilliant. I absolutely hated Win8, it was an awkward one, but I got used to Win10 very quickly and now can't imagine going back. Oh and if you haven't tried it for a long time - give it a try as it's improved with time. It doesn't update very other day like it used to.
And who are these people installing classic shell on Win 10? It’s not needed there’s a start button already. The tiles are for tablet mode.
Unfortunately, every OS has holes in it, and naughty people are still trying to find holes in older OS's. Once an OS comes to the end of its life, support ends. Any bugs subsequently found will not be fixed, unless you are like the NHS, paying a huge premium for XP support, and look where that got them!
My machine has only 4GB but has SSD and works flawlessly.
Security updates. Several zero day exploits.
microsoft.com/en-…s10
Entering any freely available generic/volume Windows 10 Pro key into the upgrade box will get you an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.
Whilst it won't "activate" your license, you can use Windows 10 Pro with a generic key without any restrictions other than a tiny desktop watermark and limited desktop personalisation settings although even those restrictions can be easily turned off. You'll even get security and feature updates.
Microsoft has completely abandoned any attempt to prevent unactivated use of Windows 10. Their business model has shifted to cloud services, cross platform apps, enterprise and Xbox.
Best to keep those Windows 7/8 keys incase you need them.
Stick Isobuster on your PC and install directly. I must say I preferred Win 7 once I got used to it. Win 8/8.1 were truly dreadful. Windows 10 is at least very stable and usable and its fairly easy to navigate.
Use Belarc Adviser to find product keys on any machine you may have. belarc.com/en/…sor if the labels have long disappeared or are illegibile. Nrsoft is an alternative belarc.com/en/…sor (edited)
Stop trying to be cute, 10's best nowadays on old or new machines
If have an old product key from Windows 7 Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 8/8.1 Pro lying around you can upgrade to pro using that key. WORKS FOR THIS
Same if you already have Windows 10 home installed but want to upgrade to pro. BUT NOT THIS
You can only go to Win 10 Pro , if you have a Pro product key knocking a round for the older versions,
Slightly misleading (edited)
zdnet.com/art…de/
microsoft.com/en-…s10
I do not like the "tiles"
Thanks
I'm guessing no, as in no you won't?.
As Microsoft will still try to verify that one too ...
You may however get away with Window's 10 Home though?, lol.
Thanks.
Is there a program that stops Microsoft from getting my information without me agreeing ?
I know that was a big problem when W10 started , but it seems to have been forgotten !
No go in settings and choose upgrade. Then enter a licence code for one of the windows versions in original post and you will be upgraded to 10 Pro. No need to download anything.
I haven't used it for a while but Classic Shell would be my choice too.