If you're looking for a free upgrade to Windows 10 for $ 119.99 at Microsoft, your options are limited and you're about to run out. For the most part, Microsoft's free update program expired in July 2016. If it has suspended, it has won the unpleasant task of paying at least $ 120 for the most basic version of Microsoft's latest operating system.
However, Microsoft has offered a gap for those still looking to acquire Windows 10 for nothing. Those who used one of Microsoft's assistive technologies in Windows 7 or 8.1 continued to be eligible to download a free Windows 10 update throughout 2017.
"With more than one billion people with disabilities worldwide, we are delighted that customers discover the new accessibility features of Windows 10 Anniversary Update, including the screen-reading experience with Storyteller, access to experiences and applications such as Microsoft Edge, Mail and the Start menu, as well as better tools and resources for developers to create more accessible applications and experiences, "Microsoft wrote in the Accessibility blog last year.
As many enthusiastic downloaders have noticed, Microsoft has made no effort to verify that those who download this version of the free update really need assistive technologies. For Microsoft, control was probably a low priority: few people abused the system to obtain a free upgrade. (And if it has not been updated yet, more than two years after the official debut of Windows 10, you probably will not have problems taking advantage of the assistive technology update in recent months).
Microsoft recently updated its Windows 10 update page for assistive technology users to re-emphasize that its free update offer will expire shortly. And although Microsoft does not say so, the loss of this free update offer is a milestone: the latest official version that users can upgrade to Windows 10 without having to pay.
However, that does not mean that Windows users do not have some ingenious ways to update themselves. According to Ars Technica, users can continue to install Windows 10 as an update with an unused Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 product key. Microsoft could easily change that and force users to have a real Windows 10 key for the update to work, but it is also likely that any Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 product key will continue to allow legitimate updates to Windows 10 starting in 2018.
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