SOURCE:
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-reserve-your-free-copy-of-windows-10/
How can you now reserve your free copy of Windows 10?
First, you must be running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.1, and you must have installed a March the Windows update dubbed KB3035583, according to blog site VentureBeat. That update will already be on your PC as long as you have Automated Updates enabled.
Peek at your Windows system tray in the lower right corner, and you should see a new icon displaying the Windows logo. Hover over it, and the popup messages says: “Get Windows 10.”
Click that icon, and up pops a window that explains how the free upgrade works. Once it’s available, Windows 10 will automatically download onto your PC. You’ll receive a notification after the download is complete so that you can choose an appropriate time to install it.
You can scroll through the various screens of the Get Windows 10 window to read more about the new OS.
When you’re done, simply click the button to reserve your free upgrade.
The reservation screen asks for your email address so you can receive the notification. Enter your email address and click the Send confirmation button. You can now close the Get Windows 10 window.
Should you change your mind and wish to cancel the reservation, just click the Get Windows 10 icon again.
Click the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner to display the menu and click the link for View confirmation.
Then click the link to Cancel reservation and click the button for Cancel reservation to confirm your choice.
this link came across the wires this morning:
http://gizmodo.com/why-yes-that-creepy-icon-is-your-free-copy-of-window-1708121347
which led to:
http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-is-a-free-upgrade-for-the-first-year-1680771504
my understanding is that msft wants to get everyone on the same windows... as this will be the last windows. from this point on, it’ll be a service (home users will be on win10 where corp users will be on whatever the latest thing the services provide)
Seems like I read that the ‘free’ upgrade would expire in about 1 year. At that time, all who upgraded would have to purchase in order to continue using Win10.
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In related, what all does Win10 break: printer drivers, scanner drivers, software, etc?
I already know that IE 10 and later ‘breaks’ the old tabbed browser I use for FR. But, I have read that IE will no longer be the Windows main browser.
I also read that Windows Media Center will be gone. Of course I have some video related software that depends on WMC. I assume the upgrade will kill them.
ROTFL I'm not letting it near any of my computers.
As opposed to Linux, which has been a free install and free upgrades, for over 20 years.
I'm a bit confused since this morning an icon appeared on the lower right of my screen, and if I put my cursor over it it says "Get Windows 10".
I'm nowhere near ready to embark on a major upgrade right now.
For those of us who see no real reason to upgrade, can we expect Microsoft to suddenly decide that they are not going to service/update or protect Windows 7 anymore?
This is a smart move by Microsoft as when the venerable Windows XP was retired millions of users (including me)did not rush out and buy the upgrade. Too bad Microsoft is soon to retire Windows 7 as I find it the best Windows platform yet.
They best get to work on a truly compelling reason to buy or install it, other than to rescue the poor Win 8 victims from their misery.
Limping along with Windows 8.1 with a shell application.
I trust no one.
For later.
I am not planning to buy it. Plenty happy with what I have at the moment.
I’ll be more than happy to keep Windows 7 until my computer dies.
save for later
Their version numbers are changing so fast that I am reminded of what fence posts look like while driving 100 miles per hour.
FAIL!! Come into the 21st Century Microsuck. Operating systems are FREE!