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The Microsoft promotional offer that gave Windows 7 users a free upgrade path to Windows 10 officially expired on July 29, 2016. With a Windows 10 Home license now starting from $139 in the U.S. ...

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“Microsoft’s free upgrade offer for Windows 10 / 11 ended July 29, 2016,” a Microsoft blog post now states, dating back to Sept. 20, and unearthed by Windows Central.

The software giant said: “Microsoft’s free upgrade offer for Windows 10 / 11 ended July 29, 2016. The installation path to obtain the Windows 7 / 8 free upgrade is now removed as well.

If you are currently using Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, make sure to note down their respective License-key as you will need it to activate your Windows 10 OS later.

Windows 10 users can still upgrade for free for the foreseeable future. Microsoft no longer allows Windows 7 and 8 owners to transition to Windows 10 or 11 for free.

Upgrading to Windows 10: what to do first. For the best chance of getting a free Windows 10 upgrade, your current version of Windows must be legal and activated with Microsoft. To check this, click ...