{"id":24731,"date":"2016-07-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2016\/07\/12\/microsoft-will-end-free-windows-10-upgrade-offer-july-29th\/"},"modified":"2016-07-12T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T15:00:00","slug":"microsoft-will-end-free-windows-10-upgrade-offer-july-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/microsoft-will-end-free-windows-10-upgrade-offer-july-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Will End Free Windows 10 Upgrade Offer July 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5722\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MicrosoftXWillXEndXFreeXWindowsX10XUpgradeXSoftwareXOfferXJulyX29th.jpg\" alt=\"MicrosoftXWillXEndXFreeXWindowsX10XUpgradeXSoftwareXOfferXJulyX29th\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>By now, you\u2019ve almost certainly heard the news. Microsoft\u2019s latest OS, Windows 10, is free for the moment, but that\u2019s ending as of July 29. After that point, if you want to upgrade, you\u2019ll have to pay.<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that the launch and adoption of Windows 10 has been wildly successful. Hundreds of millions of people are now using it, and it has seen the fastest rate of adoption of any OS in the company\u2019s history. At least part of the reason for that though, has been the fact that the company has been using some fairly aggressive tactics to get people to upgrade, some of which have mirrored tactics used by hackers who try to push malware onto user\u2019s machines.<\/p>\n<p>Predictably, these kinds of tactics have drawn a chorus of complaints from Windows 7 and 8 users who don\u2019t want to upgrade for various reasons. Unfortunately, if you\u2019re still using some version of either Windows 7 or 8, you\u2019re in for one more round of ubiquitous \u201cnag screens\u201d before the deadline arrives.<\/p>\n<p>From now until July 29th, every time you boot your machine up, you\u2019ll get a full screen reminder to upgrade to Windows 10 while it\u2019s still free. Even if you choose the option to delay the redisplay of this message, it will still appear every third day as a \u201cfriendly reminder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that Windows 10 is a solid, secure, robust operating system. If at all possible, you should do everything you can to get yourself in a position to upgrade, so that you can take advantage of the free offer and save yourself or your company some money. If that\u2019s not possible, you\u2019ll see an end to the nag screen as of July 29, but until then, get ready for another wave of heavy-handed attempts to get you to upgrade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now, you\u2019ve almost certainly heard the news. Microsoft\u2019s latest OS, Windows 10, is free for the moment, but that\u2019s ending as of July 29. After that point, if you want to upgrade, you\u2019ll have to pay. There is no doubt that the launch and adoption of Windows 10 has been wildly successful. 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