deep1234 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Hi guys. I will be most likely formatting my cousin laptop by this week or next week. He got windows 7 on it and didn't do the upgrade. Just wondering if Microsoft still allow the free upgrade to windows 10. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 No the free upgrade has ended :) Song 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted August 24, 2016 Supervisor Share Posted August 24, 2016 It ended on July 29th. Song 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 No ,the free upgrade has ended on July 29th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Nope +Raze 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcruicks Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Nope, But there is kinda a way around it. https://www.neowin.net/news/free-windows-10-upgrade-offer-has-ended-but-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade richardsim7 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted August 24, 2016 MVC Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) Upgrading with a Windows 10 ISO seems to automatically activate Windows 10 too, as does doing a clean Windows 10 install using a Windows 7 or 8 key. (This is on a device which has never had Windows 10 installed) I'm not sure how long that will work for, however my friend upgraded a device last week and the above still worked. FunkyMike and richardsim7 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1234 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 So it is possible that it will work. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 minute ago, deep1234 said: So it is possible that it will work. Thanks, Yes just do an in place upgrade with the iso of the same edition and then either enter the windows key in the settings app from the sticker if its very old or use a program like produkey to recover it from the bios/firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 18 minutes ago, deep1234 said: So it is possible that it will work. Thanks, You can but beware that it not legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, Danielx64 said: You can but beware that it not legal. Yes it is, you have a valid licence. richardsim7 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 minute ago, TPreston said: Yes it is, you have a valid licence. I'm not going to argue with you because the free upgrade has ended on July 29th. Beyond that if anyone has managed to upgrade for free would have committed a form of piracy. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted August 24, 2016 MVC Share Posted August 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, Danielx64 said: You can but beware that it not legal. It's not illegal, at the most it's a grey area. The gwx promotion has ended, however the servers are still activating Windows 10 installs from Windows 7 or 8 keys, the same as has been happening since July 2015. philcruicks and FunkyMike 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Danielx64 said: I'm not going to argue with you because the free upgrade has ended on July 29th. Beyond that if anyone has managed to upgrade for free would have committed a form of piracy. Then I guess every new enterprise/business pc with 7 installed that's imaged with Windows 10 is also piracy by the same logic. The dialog says its genuine windows activated with a digital entitlement = its genuine windows activated with a digital entitlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted August 24, 2016 Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2016 If a clean Windows 10 iso doesn't work by activating from the Windows 7 key, you should try this method https://www.neowin.net/news/free-windows-10-upgrade-offer-has-ended-but-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade or you are out of luck. You will need to install Windows 7 first to do the trick from the link though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, TPreston said: Then I guess every new enterprise/business pc with 7 installed that's imaged with Windows 10 is also piracy by the same logic. Enterprise and Professional volume licenses are excluded from the free upgrade deal so your point is mulled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Danielx64 said: Enterprise and Professional volume licenses are excluded from the free upgrade deal so your point is mulled. Not VL. There are devices still being produced with windows 7 installed by your logic when we image them to 10 that's piracy. The dialog says its genuine windows activated with a digital entitlement = its genuine windows activated with a digital entitlement. Simple; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted August 24, 2016 Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2016 Please stay on topic, Microsoft still appears to be activating Windows 10 through the old method (without the Get Windows 10 app) so hardly illegal if it is still open/working and activating through Microsoft. The guy isn't talking about Enterprise or Volume licensing. TPreston and +InsaneNutter 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 6 minutes ago, Steven P. said: Please stay on topic, Microsoft still appears to be activating Windows 10 through the old method (without the Get Windows 10 app) so hardly illegal if it is still open/working and activating through Microsoft. But it still a grey area though right? Also just because Microsoft hasn't closed up the system fully it doesn't mean that it is legal. Example: the accessibility offer that been running may rely on the same activation system that being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmiss Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) The free upgrade to the public has now ended However... you can still get a free upgrade from this official method from Microsoft. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade This does work perfectly, and they don't even check to see if you actually use any assisted technologies. I used this two days ago and It just installs a normal version of windows 10 home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Exactly, the above method is perfectly legal. Hell, I use Magnifier all the time because I have a massive 4K screen and can't see tiny text alex_d2w 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted August 24, 2016 Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2016 All I am saying is that they want 1 Billion devices inside three years on Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 9 minutes ago, Darkmiss said: The free upgrade to the public has now ended However... you can still get a free upgrade from this official method from Microsoft. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade This does work perfectly, and they don't even check to see if you actually use any assisted technologies. I used this two days ago and It just installs a normal version of windows 10 home. 2 minutes ago, richardsim7 said: Exactly, the above method is perfectly legal. Hell, I use Magnifier all the time because I have a massive 4K screen and can't see tiny text Again you are entering an area that not entirely legal. Unless you really have the need to use assisted technologies you really don't have the right to use that loophole. It like parking in a disabled parking space when you don't have a passenger who use a wheelchair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkos Reed Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 34 minutes ago, Danielx64 said: Enterprise and Professional volume licenses are excluded from the free upgrade deal so your point is mulled. Wrong, only the enterprise SKU is excluded because it requires Software Assurance anyway. The Pro SKU is eligible for the upgrade (there's even a form to declare how many Win7/8 Pro desktops you have and mark them as upgraded in Microsoft's VL portal ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Just now, Arkos Reed said: Wrong, only the enterprise SKU is excluded because it requires Software Assurance anyway. The Pro SKU is eligible for the upgrade (there's even a form to declare how many Win7/8 Pro desktops you have and mark them as upgraded in Microsoft's VL portal ) Wait: are the volume licenses for windows 7 pro valid for a legal upgrade? I never seen such a form in our VL portal..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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