Procrastinate No Longer! Windows 10 Free Upgrade Offer Expires July 29th

by Brandon Hill — Monday, July 25, 2016, 10:06 AM EDT

Windows 10 is a fine operating system that in many ways is far superior to its Windows 8.x and Windows 7 predecessors. Windows 10, however, has also gotten a pretty bad reputation due to steps that Microsoft has taken to push the operating system onto consumers in an effort to reach one billion installs by the end of 2018 (a goal that now is completely out of reach).

But we shouldn’t let Microsoft’s overaggressive upgrade campaign make us lose sight of the benefits that Windows 10 offers. And we would be remiss if we didn’t mention that Microsoft’s free upgrade offer for Windows 10 expires this week — July 29^th to be exact. The operating system has been a free upgrade ever since it launched around this time last year, but all good things must come to an end.

Starting July 30^th, the Windows 10 upgrade will cost $119.99 per license, so procrastinators, your time is nearly up. We should note, however, that Windows 10 will still remain free for certain audience and platforms. Customers that use assistive technologies will still be able to upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 for free for the foreseeable future.

In addition, customers with eligible Windows Phone 8.1 devices will receive a free upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile (smartphone users have of course been accustomed to not paying for OS updates).

Moving on from the standard issue Windows 10 operating system, the next line item on Microsoft’s agenda is to get the Anniversary Update out the door. The company is putting the finishing touches on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which is scheduled to be released to customers on August 2nd. It will be a free update for all Windows 10 customers on PC, smartphone, Xbox One, and HoloLens platforms.

Tags: Microsoft, Windows 10, (nasdaq:msft), anniversary update

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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