For those of you who have been contemplating upgrading to Windows 10, the time has come to make your decision to upgrade for free as Microsoft has revealed that the free upgrade offer ends soon, this means that the annoying prompt to upgrade will soon vanish.
The Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group, Yusuf Mehdi announced on the official windows blog that “The free upgrade offer will end on July 29 and we want to make sure you don’t miss out. After July 29th, you’ll be able to continue to get Windows 10 on a new device, or purchase a full version of Windows 10 Home for $119.”
When Microsoft launched Windows 10 last year, there was a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users that would last for a year. This was a strategy to get as many people on the Windows 10 platform as quickly as possible. Apparently, it worked as Microsoft revealed that Windows 10 is now running on 300 million active devices around the world.
Furthermore, there are lot of benefits of upgrading to the new windows 10, as it integrates features of Windows 7 and 8 into one wholesome package. And it is very easy to upgrade, all you have to do is visit the Windows Update website to confirm that your PC is compatible with Windows 10. If it is, Microsoft will put you through the upgrade process.
Windows 10 is safer and it is advisable to upgrade as not keeping up with software updates can make any device more vulnerable to hackers. If you don’t want to upgrade, however, consider how much longer Microsoft will offer security updates for your OS.
Microsoft stopped issuing security updates for Windows XP in 2014, and it will abandon Windows Vista in 2017. It is going to end all support for Windows 7 in 2020 and Windows 8 in 2023 and it plans to support Windows 10 through 2025.
