Windows 10: Ensure you get FREE updates before New years day

Hi folks

Gleðilegt nýtt ár (Happy New year to every one).

Make sure you get the currently still working free update from W7/W8/W8.1 to W10 if you need them as I think that avenue is being closed as of end of the year.

Currently still working -- at 18.00 GMT today Dec 31

Happy new year everyone.

Cheers
jimbo

:)

 

windows 10 upgrade, after downgrade to win7

Hi MuslimAli,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

It is good to know that you have updated the drivers. Now you can open the Windows Updates screen and click on “Check for Updates”. Install any pending updates and restart the computer. Ensure to have Service Pack 1 update installed so
that you can avail the free upgrade to Windows 10. Before starting the upgrade ensure to activate your copy of Windows 7. This free upgrade is for 1 year from 29th July 2015.

The upgrade through the Windows Updates is the best way to get Windows 10 on your computer.

Keep us informed to help you further.

 

Microsoft LUMIA 535 TOUCH Responsive issue

NEWS



There is a new OS build 8.10.15113 in the servers to be certificate for the 535.



"Please wait for the software update coming OTA in the next few days, install it and verify touch performance, ensure your screen is clean and moisture-free."

 

Lets find out!!! *Wink

 

Wouldn't it be sweet if I made it all way up to 17063 this time!?!?!? *Biggrin

 

Still possible.

 

But...
it still won't go to 17063!!! *Banghead





And...
I got shafted!!! I'm gonna puke!!! *Sick

 

Build 17063, actually OS Version 1709 Build 17063.1000, the Insider Preview testing version, is still free. What should have ended is the free Assistive Technology Upgrade for Win7/8.1 that was announced to be ending on 12/31/2017. The latest Released/RTM Version is 1709 Build 16299.125.

 

Yeah, that's where I'm at.

From:





To:





To:

 

So, you upgraded from 7 to 10. No one at MS said that would stop working. What MS said was that the offer of free digital licence for a qualifying Assistive Technologies upgrade would end on 31st Dec.

So, what we need to know is - was it given a licence? did it activate?

 

Yes.
It upgraded from an activated Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 10 Home, (nonetheless!)
with a Key never shown before; original Windows 7 Key showing.

 

Hi there

from the STORE you can upgrade that to PRO (assuming W7 or what you upgraded from was PRO or above e.g Ultimate - not Enterprise).

To get the latest update - it will after several hours update - and will say New version of Windows installed -- just don't expect it all to complete in the initial update from the W7 upgrade step.

I've done this a few times -- haven't since Jan 1st - I've got W10 licences coming "out of my lugholes" -- those old TechNet keys can be activated a zillion times each !!!!! if you have any of those.

Old TechNet subscribers - you can STILL download your keys for any you downloaded while the program was active. You can't get the ISO's any more but the keys are still valid and unlike a load of retail ones most of these will activate a huge number of times -- one of the reasons th over generous TechNet program was stopped.

Cheers
jimbo

 

03/01/2018 - Nothing has changed on this page yet:
Windows 10 upgrade for assistive technology users

 

That's a link to the en-gb version of the page. When the end-date first appeared on the en-us version I noticed that it took a month to filter out to the UK. Having said that, the en-us page hasn't changed yet either. *Smile

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/acce...ndows10upgrade

 

It'd be interesting to know how many more "upgrades" took place to Windows 10 during the claimed "last week" of the assistive technology
offer. I always thought that MS would keep the door open because their goal was to get the overwhelming majority of users on 10 over the next year or so before Windows 7 is no longer supported. The numbers mean everything to them.