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To avoid the expense, registered users of Windows 7 or 8.1 (Windows XP or Vista do not qualify) should download a free copy of Windows 10 from microsoftstore.com before the cut-off date.

(If you're running Windows 7, you can still download Windows 10 free to get the update, too.) Windows 10 is now on more than 1 billion devices worldwide, Microsoft said in March.

Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10 will expire soon -- we still recommend you grab your free copy and activate it, even if you don't intend to keep or use it.

Around the 29th of June, you will receive a notification stating that Windows 10 is ready to download or downloaded already – depending on your Windows Update settings. It is a 3 GB download.

Also, if you recently upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1, the Anniversary Update will not be automatically available to you until you've had Windows 10 for at least 30 days.

WINDOWS 10 users hoping to download the flagship Microsoft OS and the Fall Creators Update for nothing will see one free offer end soon. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

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.