Then, to answer the opening question: yes, lucky you! Upgrading to Windows 10 is free until… well, we don’t know for sure. Relying upon up-to-date Operating Systems means staying safe from the latest threats, receiving all the newest Windows Updates, and removing any possible unresolved vulnerabilities from legacy versions that are no longer supported by Redmond’s tech giant. And as you may know, this is the same philosophy behind the company’s idea of letting people upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 for free, too. Microsoft is interested in encouraging all its users to move to a more modern and up-to-date OS, namely to let go of Windows 7 and 8.1 in favor of Windows 10.
Is it a mistake? Is Microsoft messing up? Well, actually not. However, going to the official Microsoft Windows 10 page, you’ll see that the actual tools to proceed with a full Win10 upgrade are still there. As you may have heard, Microsoft discontinued their free upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, at least on paper.
