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Uh Oh: Microsoft's Windows 11 Upgrade Won't Be Free Forever
For now, Microsoft remains mum on when it’ll phase out the free Windows 11 upgrade. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. But Microsoft ended the free Windows 10 upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users in 2016, one year after Windows 10 launched. After that, upgrades started at $120.
Microsoft hints that free Windows 11 upgrades will go away, so don’t delay
Microsoft posted on the Tech Community blog, once again urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11. The company has been nudging users in this direction for a while now, employing increasingly desperate tactics as statistics continue to show that Windows 11 adoption has plateaued worldwide.
Microsoft Signals End of Free Windows 11 Upgrade and Windows 10 Office Support
Microsoft says that it will end the free Windows 11 upgrade and Microsoft 365 support for Windows 10 users by 2025, urging users to act soon.
Microsoft is axing support for its own apps on Windows 10
Although Microsoft is allowing people to keep using Windows 10 for another year, it won't be supporting Microsoft 365 apps during that time. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Microsoft turns up the heat on Window 10 diehards, hinting that free upgrade to Windows 11 could be ditched later this year
Windows 10’s end is nigh – but will the free upgrade to Windows 11 expire with it? Microsoft appears to have hinted this could be the case.
Microsoft Windows Deadline—800 Million Users Must Act ‘Immediately’
Microsoft 365 Apps will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025, on Windows 10 devices,” the company confirmed. “To use Microsoft 365 Applications on your device, you will need to upgrade to Windows 11.
Microsoft is making Windows 10 users an offer they (probably) can't refuse
We're nine months out from Windows 10 reaching its October 14 end-of-support date, and Microsoft is kickstarting 2025 by piling the pressure on those yet to make the jump to Windows 11. Despite being the current most popular version of Microsoft's operating system,
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Best Free Watermark software for Windows 11
In this post, we will learn about the best free watermarking software for your Windows 11/10. Although we can use any regular photo editing software to create a watermark on our image, it is ...
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The best free software for your PC
Using Windows 10 and 11’s default Edge browser when ... Accidentally installing unwanted bloatware is one of the greatest dangers of free software, the sanctity of Ninite aside.
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Software Apps
The new Outlook will be forced onto Windows 10 PCs next month ... potential to rival and surpass OpenAI's reasoning model, o1. Software Microsoft 365 provides access to to Word, Excel, ...
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Best free Taskbar Customization software for Windows 11/10
RainbowTaskbar is a nice free taskbar customization software for Windows 11/10. It is a cool third-party tool to add a rainbow theme to your taskbar. When enabled, it keeps changing the color ...
Best free screen recorder of 2025
We're currently re-reviewing all our top picks to see how they compare - but one thing's for certain: OBS Studio remains the best free screen recording software for most people. This is an incredibly ...