Read our guide to prepare for the end of windows 7.
How to update windows 10 in laptop for free.
How the free upgrade works.
Find a copy of windows 7 8 or 8 1 as you ll need the key later.
In windows 10 you decide when and how to get the latest updates to keep your device running smoothly and securely to manage your options and see available updates select check for windows updates or select the start button and then go to settings update security windows update.
As a result you can still upgrade to windows 10 from windows 7 or windows 8 1 and claim a free digital license for the latest windows 10 version without being forced to jump through any hoops.
Yes this is no joke.
Assuming you re using a windows pc with a genuine and activated windows 7 or windows 8 key you can upgrade to windows 10 in just a few clicks.
Back when windows 10 was first released microsoft allowed users of windows 7 or windows 8 1 to upgrade to windows 10 for free.
Despite microsoft ending its free windows 10 upgrade offer to all users on july 30 2016 the company has in my.
Select a category to see names of devices then right click or press and hold the one you d like to update.
Select search automatically for updated driver software.
If you don t have one lying.
In either case the upgrade takes just a few minutes.
To upgrade from windows 10 home to windows 10 pro and activate your device you ll need a valid product key or a digital license for windows 10 pro.
This could also be the case if you took advantage of the free windows 10 upgrade offer on a pc running a home edition of windows 7 or windows 8 x.
How to upgrade to windows 10 for free.
Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home.
For more info about how to keep your pc updated see windows update.
Free windows 10 upgrades are still available.
Microsoft officially ended the free upgrade offer in december 2017.
If you have an older pc or laptop still running.