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Making sense of Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade strategy

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A few days back, we posted on how the Windows 10 free Upgrade Policy confuses and disappoints Genuine users of the OS. Today, I am giving my opinion on what I think of this policy.
It is the strategy of Microsoft to give free Windows 10 upgrade to all. This strategy is translucent, if not completely transparent. I mean, I have a feeling that Microsoft will start offering updates to people who upgrade from pirated Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. Most news articles say that even pirated Windows 8 will be able to upgrade to Windows 10, but won’t be considered legit and hence won’t get further updates. This is what Microsoft is saying at the moment. But it is not necessary that it is the thinking of implementing the same. And I am also sure that it is not thinking about not providing updates to people who upgrade using a pirated Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7.

The base of piracy is much wide. Microsoft would not want to lose out on the users using pirated copies of Windows out there. The number is just too big to be ignored. Most of the piracy happens in China, Asia-Pacific region and parts of Africa. Some news sites have said it is a Trojan that Microsoft will allow Windows 8.1 to upgrade to Windows 10. They say that as soon as they upgrade, Microsoft will zero in on the pirated copies and stop providing them the updates. However, if my analysis is true, Microsoft will do the reverse and start providing them at least critical updates. I will talk about the reason in a while.
The CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, already said they are thinking of Windows as a Service. This means that in the long run, Windows 10 may be the last Windows operating system to have a number or name attached to it.
Microsoft has also made it clear that it will choose how they will deliver Windows updates to the customers and users of Windows 10. For businesses that need computers running all the time because they cannot afford any downtime, only critical updates will be provided. This too, will be offered as a choice so that admins can update their copy of Windows 10 when they want – that is during nights or during times where they can get a little time to update their copy of Windows 10.

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Windows 12 operating system free download full version

 

 

 

1. Open your browser and navigate to insider.windows.com
2. Click on Get Started. In the sign up box, enter your Microsoft account details, email and password
3. If you want to get a copy of Windows 10 for PC, click on PC; if you want to get a copy of Windows 10 for mobile devices, click on Phone
4. You will get a page titled “Is it right for me?”. The page basically contains information about the latest build of Windows 10 for PC or phone based upon your selection; go through the system requirements and see if your device matches it
5. Scroll down on the page and click on Get the Preview. Click on Download the ISO link
6. In the page that opens, first note down the key of Windows 10 Preview; You will not need the key for installation but just in case Windows 10 asks you to activate the copy, you will have to use it
7. From the list of Languages, select the language that you wish your Windows 10 copy to be
8. Select if you need 64-bit or 32-bit Windows 10 for free
9. Click on the download link and let the ISO file download
10. Burn the ISO to a USB or DVD.
11. If you want to do a clean installation, boot from USB or DVD and install Windows Preview; if you do not want to lose your programs and settings, boot to your current operating system and run setup.exe from the DVD or USB to which you burned the Windows 10 ISO file. Keep updating Windows 1o as and when updates are released.
12. That is it: you are now eligible to get a free copy of Windows 10 Home or Pro when it releases finally on July 29 2015

Do note that you will still need to keep your Insider account active so you have to log into the account every few weeks. You may or may not submit any feedback but the account has to be active. That way you will receive the free updates to the final Windows 10 without having to pay anything.

 

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