The free upgrade to Windows 10 offer for general public ended last week, on July 29. But if you are a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 user, you can now download a simple setup file from Microsoft's website (approximately 6MB in size) and on its installation the upgrade will initiate by itself. As there is no definite way to access whether a user utilises 'assistive capabilities' on Microsoft's earlier versions of Windows, anyone can use the upgrade offer as of now.
Speaking to The Verge, Microsoft acknowledged the Windows 10 upgrade extension, and said that there is no end date for now - the company will make an announcement ahead of the end of the extension.
The Redmond-based company started rolling out Windows 10 on July 29 last year, and made it available as a free upgrade for devices running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. The operating system currently runs on laptops, PCs, tablets, and Xbox One consoles.
With Windows 10, the company has been aggressive in pushing out the upgrade and up to such an extent that it even had to reportedly pay a woman $10,000 (roughly Rs. 6,70,000) as compensation for force installing the Windows 10 update on her PC without her permission, which made her lose some important files.
Microsoft will start rolling out its Anniversary update from Tuesday. The update, announced back in March, will improve the use of stylus with Windows Ink and includes other notable enhancements for its browser Edge. It will also bring certain improvements to Hello and Cortana.Get your daily dose of tech news, reviews, and insights, in under 80 characters on Gadgets 360 Turbo. Connect with fellow tech lovers on our Forum. Follow us on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News for instant updates. Catch all the action on our YouTube channel.