You can no longer get free access to Windows 10 and 11 if you’re upgrading from Windows 7 or 8, though you can still go from 10 to 11. Reading time 2 minutes Does ...

Windows 10 is nearing its final days: in just two weeks, on October 14, 2025, official support will end. With the arrival of October, Statcounter has released new operating system usage data, and the ...

Microsoft is closing the loophole that allowed older Windows product keys to activate Windows 10 and Windows 11. This loophole has existed since Windows 10 first launched as a "free" upgrade for ...

Windows 10 support is ending in only two weeks, and with a new month here, Statcounter has new data about the Windows market and how different versions perform. This month, the data is rather odd: ...

At least for now, though, it seems like this change will only apply to future Windows versions. We were able to activate a fresh Windows 11 Pro 22H2 install with a Windows 8 Pro product key as of this ...