Some clarification on the "free" Win 10 upgrade please


  1. grindy
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    Win 7 RC1
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    Some clarification on the "free" Win 10 upgrade please


    I have a friend who bought a retail Win 7 Home Premium "upgrade", and used it to go to Win 7 from XP a couple of years back.

    He asked me if he qualified for the free Win 10 upgrade, and I said yes (but then I'd not seen anything that says one way or the other regarding Win 7 upgrades...

    So, can somebody point me to a resource that says yes or no?

    Thanks
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  3. marsmimar
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    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
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    According to Microsoft the only requirements to upgrade to Windows 10 are:

    The only requirements are that a) your device is compatible, and b) you’re running genuine Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows 8.1 (Update).
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq

    To check for compatibility have your friend check out this tutorial from our sister site Ten Forums:

    Get Windows 10 app - Check Compatibility Report for Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
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