When Windows 10 was launched in July 2015, Microsoft’s plan was as follows: By the end of July 2016, i.e. limited to one year, users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 should be able to switch to Windows 10 free of charge. The whole free campaign was then carried out with a big roar and a countdown to the second. Even in the official Windows 10 FAQs Microsoft lists the question about the free upgrade offer. The official answer: “The free upgrade to Windows 10 using the Get Windows 10 app (GWX) ended on July 29, 2016.”-
Microsoft is right about that, but it still misleads users. What users are interested in is whether they are still able to move from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 for free. Microsoft dodges the answer and only writes that the free upgrade via GWX tool no longer works. But until today you can switch to Windows 10 completely legally free of charge in other ways. This does not require hacks or secret tips, Windows 10 simply accepts the activation keys of its predecessors.
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