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<p>Jumping up from $0 to $120 on July 30, 2016, Microsoft&#8217;s free upgrade offer to all Windows 7 and 8.1 users will expire at the end of July. After July 29th, anyone that wanted to upgrade to Windows 10 from an older operating system will be force to pay $119.99 to get the new operating [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Jumping up from $0 to $120 on July 30, 2016, Microsoft&#8217;s free upgrade offer to all Windows 7 and 8.1 users will expire at the end of July. After July 29th, anyone that wanted to upgrade to Windows 10 from an older operating system will be force to pay $119.99 to get the new operating system. Of course, any new Windows-powered device you purchase will have Windows 10 already installed as the main operating system.</p>
<p>The $120 price isn&#8217;t new, of course. Microsoft have already been selling the full version of the Home version for that price via download or USB stick. The ability to upgrade for free has always had an expiration date, however it was always possible that Microsoft would extend the promotion. However, the <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/05/05/windows-10-now-on-300-million-active-devices-free-upgrade-offer-to-end-soon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">latest blog post</a> from Microsoft seems to indicate the promotion will expire as promised at the one-year anniversary of the operating system&#8217;s release.</p>
<p>Interestingly, Microsoft is also releasing the Windows 10 anniversary update at the end of July. That&#8217;s a free upgrade for anyone that&#8217;s using Windows 10. Upgrades include biometric security in apps and other programs, Windows Ink (integrating handwriting with a pen into the interface), an upgraded version of Cortana in more than 1,000 apps and a unified app store with the Xbox One platform. It&#8217;s also possible that Microsoft will package deeper integration with the HoloLens platform in the anniversary update.</p>
<p>To upgrade to Window 10, you can visit <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-upgrade" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Microsoft&#8217;s upgrade page</a> and follow the instructions. If you do plan an upgrade, consider moving to a SSD drive for faster boot times as well as instant-on access when your computer is sleeping. You can check out the latest deals on SSD drives in our <a href="https://bensbargains.com/categories/internal-drives-37/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Internal Hard Drive section</a>.</p>
<p>But most of all, remember that all Windows 10 installations come with a ninja cat riding in your house on a unicorn.</p>
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