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    Specific upgrade paths to get to all versions of Windows 10


    Posted: 19 May 2015
    If you have a device with an older version of Windows or Windows Phone, Microsoft has now revealed more information on the specific upgrade paths that will available to get to Windows 10.

    The company first revealed the seven Windows 10 SKUs last week, and a new blog post on the Windows Australia Partner Network has more details on the upgrade paths for Windows 7 and 8.1 users, along with Windows Phone 8.1:

    • Microsoft will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 for qualified Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices in the first year. After the first year, upgrades will be paid via boxed product and VL Upgrades.
    • Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7 Home Basic and Home Premium devices upgrade to Windows 10 Home
    • Windows 8/8.1 Pro and Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate devices upgrade to Windows 10 Pro
    • If upgraded within the first 12 months following launch, the device will receive ongoing Windows 10 updates for free for the life of that device
    • Excludes Windows Enterprise and RT devices
    • The free Windows 10 upgrade is delivered through Windows Update; domain-joined machines can manually get the update via Windows Update. The upgrade cannot be deployed through WSUS.
    As previously announced, Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10 for Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 users will only last a year after the OS officially launches. Microsoft has yet to reveal pricing for the full version of Windows 10. Surface and Surface 2 owners with Windows RT are supposed to get an update that will add some features of Windows 10, but specifics about that update have not been revealed.
    Read more: Here are the specific upgrade paths to get to all versions of Windows 10 | Windows Central
    Brink's Avatar Posted By: Brink
    19 May 2015



  1. Posts : 51,463
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #1

    No mention of the Windows 8.1 with bing upgrade path.
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  2. Posts : 72,041
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Nope, but maybe you'll get lucky and it'll still upgrade.
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  3. Posts : 259
    Win7 sp1 Pro 64bit / XP sp2 Pro (games only)
       #3

    " If upgraded within the first 12 months following launch, the device will receive ongoing Windows 10 updates for free for the life of that device "

    Does this mean your retail converts to OEM ?
    Art.
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  4. Posts : 51,463
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #4

    Wandering one said:
    " If upgraded within the first 12 months following launch, the device will receive ongoing Windows 10 updates for free for the life of that device "

    Does this mean your retail converts to OEM ?
    Art.
    Yep, retail died with Windows 7, as of Windows 8 there are no transferable licenses.
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  5. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #5

    z3r010 said:
    No mention of the Windows 8.1 with bing upgrade path.
    ?
    Not sure at all what that means
    Glad Shawn knows :)
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  6. Posts : 51,463
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #6

    "Windows 8.1 with Bing" is a low cost version of Windows 8.1 that ship with some tables and compute sticks etc.

    Windows 8.1 with Bing licensing model explained, essentially free for some tablets
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  7. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #7

    Okay thanks
    I've seen many versions of internet explorer optimized for bing but never a version of windows
    Although bing is pretty much built into windows 8 and 8.1 and of course 10tp so I can't imagine why it would make a difference on a upgrade to 10.
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  8. Posts : 4,566
    Windows 10 Pro
       #8

    z3r010 said:
    Wandering one said:
    " If upgraded within the first 12 months following launch, the device will receive ongoing Windows 10 updates for free for the life of that device "

    Does this mean your retail converts to OEM ?
    Art.
    Yep, retail died with Windows 7, as of Windows 8 there are no transferable licenses.
    Really? I did not know that. That really sucks.
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  9. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #9

    Yep seems it could come down to a call to M$ to ask mother may I reinstall what ever os because of a failed mother board.......
    Building could be a bit of a tricky thing now days
    Might be best to test builds using Linux rather than the real possibility defective hardware pops up.

    As far as I've noticed until windows is activated you can't update it or only so much ?
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