Microsoft is encouraging Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10 now support for the former has ended. Stephen Shankland/CNET. It should be noted that if you have a Windows 7 or 8 Home license ...

While Microsoft technically ended its free Windows 10 upgrade program in July 2016, as of November 2021, CNET has confirmed the free update is still available for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users.

If Windows 7’s Windows Update is in the middle of an update scan, click the “X” and reboot to stop the madness. Yes, even if you’ve been waiting for six hours, this will be faster.

Microsoft once had a free upgrade process to Windows 10, but no longer. However, there are still ways that you can upgrade your Windows 7 PC to Windows 10.

For those of you who’ve been waiting to apply Microsoft’s October patches, the coast looks reasonably clear. We have a few outstanding problems with bugs in the latest round of patches ...

Do people still use Windows 7? Absolutely. And if they cling to it past January 14 of this coming year, they’ll have to pay a fee to Microsoft to continue to receive security updates. Most ...

The Microsoft promotional offer that gave Windows 7 users a free upgrade path to Windows 10 officially expired on July 29, 2016. With a Windows 10 Home license now starting from $139 in the U.S. ...

Updating Windows 7 to Windows 10 tech preview. Before you can get the Windows 10 upgrade, you'll need to sign up as a Windows Insider, which is free and easy to do.

Microsoft let you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 free of charge for many years. That’s no longer the case: the loophole was closed in October 2023.

The problem should now be fixed. For the reason, you can read the updated summary at the bottom. - Lawrence Abrams 12/5/17 07:38 AM EST If you try to search for new Windows updates on Windows 7 ...