The free updates of Windows 10 ended some time ago, and that is if we consider that this operating system was launched in 2015 and that in 2016 it stopped being offered for free because we can say that we have not been able to update to this version without having to checkout.
However, if you have Windows 7 or 8 and want to upgrade to Windows 10 without spending money, you can still do it with a simple trick that we will explain below.
Before continuing we must be emphatic with the following; This will only work for Windows 7 or Windows 8 computers with original Microsoft licenses, otherwise, you will not be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free.
- The first thing we have to do is download the Windows 10 media creation tool, for this, you have to go to the following link and click on the “Download now” option.
- Start the installer and click on the option “Update this PC now.”.
- Follow the installation instructions of Windows 10.
- The installer will check if your computer is compatible, and is likely to mention a list of some programs that may be problematic for installation.
- If you ask for the product key it is because your version of Windows is not certified, that is, it is a pirate, and here there is no way to continue if the version is original it will not ask for the product key.
- The PC will restart several times before completing the installation of Windows 10.
Once you have finished you will have the same edition of Windows that you had previously, that is, Home, Pro, Enterprise or Education.