Although Microsoft's July 29 deadline has expired, there's an easy way to get Windows 10 gratis -- provided you don't mind a little white internet lie.

If you want a free copy of Windows 10, you can still get it, if you've got a legal copy of Windows 7 or 8.

Ready to leave Windows 10 behind? We break down the easiest ways to download, install, and upgrade to Windows 11 for free.

Windows is offering a free upgrade program for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. Here's are the things you need to do to get it.

Need to stay on Windows 10 for some reason? You can get one year of Extended Security Updates, and it actually works now.

Windows 10 21H1, aka the 'Spring Update,' is slated for release within the next two months, and while it does not contain too many new and interesting features, it does get us ready for a more ...

So this means that you can perform an in-place upgrade to move from Windows 10 to Windows 11, but you will have to perform a Clean install to move from Windows 8.1/7 to Windows 11.

The party's over. After seven years of looking the other way, Microsoft has finally announced that it's closing the loophole that allowed PCs running Windows 7 and Windows 8.x to upgrade for free.