Windows 10 Free Upgrade is Still Available
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Slightly off topic I have just rebuilt a PC using the downloadable 'raw' Windows 10 ISO image. The rebuild was because the old disc was corrupt (user's AppData was linked to itself so could never find the end of folder chains) and I couldn't find anything that could recover it. Somehow the Windows 10 ISO image was able to find the original OEM licence on the corrupt disk and activated the new install automatically.
I believe that every Windows machine has a unique ID, that is not stored on the system disk. This ID gets registered with Microsoft the first time Windows 10 is activated. Subsequent rebuilds, including replacement of the disk, will not affect the activation status of Windows. I have always found that you can replace the system disk freely, and rebuild Windows, without losing your activation status.
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Are you still running Windows 7 or 8? Apparently you can still upgrade to 10 for free, under certain conditions. This free Windows 10 upgrade offer still works. Here's why -- and how to get it | ZDNet[^]
A quick hint if you are still feeling recalcitrant. Make an image backup of your Windows 7 - (if you're running Windows 8 stop reading this and take up knitting). Follow the upgrade process. Don't bother signing up for a Microsoft Account if you don't have one. Run the Windows 10 for an hour or so Re-install your Windows 7 from the backup image. Your 'machine ID' is now known to Microsoft and you can do a clean install of Windows 10 from an ISO (or an in-place upgrade if you're daring) whenever you want. I have done this with several machines - no fuss, no serial requested.
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A quick hint if you are still feeling recalcitrant. Make an image backup of your Windows 7 - (if you're running Windows 8 stop reading this and take up knitting). Follow the upgrade process. Don't bother signing up for a Microsoft Account if you don't have one. Run the Windows 10 for an hour or so Re-install your Windows 7 from the backup image. Your 'machine ID' is now known to Microsoft and you can do a clean install of Windows 10 from an ISO (or an in-place upgrade if you're daring) whenever you want. I have done this with several machines - no fuss, no serial requested.
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Are you still running Windows 7 or 8? Apparently you can still upgrade to 10 for free, under certain conditions. This free Windows 10 upgrade offer still works. Here's why -- and how to get it | ZDNet[^]
Try it it fail.
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Try it it fail.
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Are you still running Windows 7 or 8? Apparently you can still upgrade to 10 for free, under certain conditions. This free Windows 10 upgrade offer still works. Here's why -- and how to get it | ZDNet[^]
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Try it it fail.
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If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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But.. why upgrade now? When you resisted for so long!
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I upgraded all of my windows 7 boxes at home to Linux over a year ago, and haven’t looked back. Funny thing is that I haven’t had a single update issue since upgrading. Makes me wish I’d stuck with Windows. Not.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013Same here (Linux Mint). S-o-o-o straightforward. Windows 10 is MSFT's Project Hailstorm back with a vengeance. Where I live, freegeek.org refurbishes donated computers, and installs Linux. They make them affordable to a lot of people; notebooks for $100. And not-Win10 means good speed on a four-year-old PC.
