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As such, millions of users must soon jump to Windows 10 for the safety of their data and Microsoft charges 139 for the standard edition.

But what if I told you theres a legal way you can still upgrade for free.

Consequently. Ive received a lot of updates asking if this free upgrade hack for Windows 10 still works.

Despite Microsoft ending its free Windows 10 upgrade offer to all users on July 30, 2016, the company has (in my opinion, knowingly) left open a loophole.

To Pro Windows 7 Or Windows

Theres just one snag: you will need a legal copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8 to do this.

Home licences update to Windows 10 Home, Pro licences update to Windows 10 Pro, so choose carefully.

As such, if you need to format your computer for any reason Windows 10 will reactivate automatically.

Thankfully, Microsoft has a simple process you can follow if that happens.

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