On July 29, you can get Windows 10 for PCs and tablets by taking advantage of the free upgrade offer, or on a new Windows 10 PC from your favorite retailer. If you purchase a new Windows 8.1 device between now and then, the Windows 10 upgrade will be available to you and many retail stores will upgrade your new device for you.
The Windows 10 upgrade is designed to be compatible with your current Windows device and applications. We are hard at work to make this upgrade process a great experience. You can reserve your free Windows 10 upgrade now through a simple reservation process. Look for this icon in your system tray at the bottom of your screen, simply click on the icon, and then complete the reservation process. You can find more details on how this works at Windows.com.
What edition of Windows will I get as part of this free upgrade?
When you upgrade, you’ll stay on like-to-like editions of Windows. For example, Windows 7 Home Premium will upgrade to Windows 10 Home.
Windows 7*
Windows 7 Starter
Windows 10 Home
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 10 Home
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 10 Home
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 8**
Windows Phone 8.1****
Windows 10 Mobile
Windows 8.1***
Windows 10 Home
Windows 8.1 Pro
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 8.1 Pro for Students
Windows 10 Pro
*Must be running the latest version of Windows 7 (Service Pack 1) to receive the free upgrade to Windows 10 via Windows Update.
**Must be running the latest version of Windows 8 (Windows 8.1 Update) to receive the free upgrade to Windows 10 via Windows Update.
*** Also applies to Windows 8.1 country specific editions, Windows 8.1 Single Language, Windows 8.1 with Bing.
****The availability of Windows 10 upgrade for Windows Phone 8.1 devices may vary by OEM, mobile operator or carrier.
“N” and “KN” editions follow the upgrade path of the parent edition (e.g., Windows 7 Professional N upgrades to Windows 10 Pro).
Some editions are excluded: Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise, and Windows RT/RT 8.1. Active Software Assurance customers in volume licensing have the benefit to upgrade to Windows 10 enterprise offerings outside of this offer.
Getting the final release on July 29th Windows Insiders running the Windows 10 Insider Preview (Home and Pro editions) with their registered MSA connected to their PC will receive the final release build of Windows 10 starting on July 29th. This will come as just another flight. I’ve gotten a lot of questions from Windows Insiders about how this will work if they clean installed from ISO. As long as you are running an Insider Preview build and connected with the MSA you used to register, you will receive the Windows 10 final release build and remain activated. Once you have successfully installed this build and activated, you will also be able to clean install on that PC from final media if you want to start over fresh.
If you are running the Enterprise edition of the Windows 10 Insider Preview, to upgrade to the final release of Windows 10 Enterprise you will need to download and activate it from Volume Licensing Service Center. As a reminder, the Enterprise edition of the Windows 10 Insider Preview is not eligible for the free upgrade offer and can be upgraded to the final release of Windows 10 through an active Software Assurance agreement.
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Surface Pro 3 OS: Windows 10 Pro CPU: 1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost) Memory: 4GB Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4400 Monitor(s) Displays: 12" Multi Touch Screen Resolution: 2160 x 144 Keyboard: Yes Hard Drives: 128GB Browser: Chrome Antivirus: Defender/Mbam
Sigh, updates rarely go well though when upgrading to a newer O/S. I wonder if on my laptop all my software and such? I would much rather preform a clean ISO install of 10.
Microsoft has announced the upgrade matrix for Windows 10
When July 29th rolls around and it's time to upgrade your current install of Windows to Windows 10, Microsoft has clarified which version you will receive. This is an important distinction as there are two versions of Windows 10 available to consumers, but there were five for Windows 7, and two for Windows 8.
Take a look below at the matrix Microsoft released today as part of the Windows 10 release date announcement, to determine which version of Windows 10 you will receive. For consumers who are running Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic, this upgrade will dramatically increase the functionality of those machines.
Sigh, updates rarely go well though when upgrading to a newer O/S. I wonder if on my laptop all my software and such? I would much rather preform a clean ISO install of 10.
I'm hoping for an ISO, or at least some way to get one. I always prefer to do a clean install, and I was thinking of investing in a SSD for the release of W10 so I'd like to do a fresh install on that if possible.
Does anyone here believe that Windows 10 will be very likely to come out in June 2015 or is that wishful thinking? I want it now so badly but I would hate to have to wait until September or even July or August.
Microsoft needs to speed things...