Although it was announced at the end of July 2015 that legally authorized users of Windows 7 and Windows 8 would be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free in the next one year, in fact, it has been tacitly acknowledged many times in the follow-up period that users can upgrade for free even this year. Access free upgrades via a specific link.However, Microsoft has recentlyexpressAll free upgrade channels for Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows 10 have been closed, leaving only the option to upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11.
After years of delays and acquiescence, Microsoft has finally stopped offering free upgrades to Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows 10
In fact, in order to attract more people to upgrade their operating systems to Windows 10, Microsoft has delayed it many times in the past, and even tacitly allowed users to upgrade their Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices to Windows 10, and can further upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 10. Then upgrade to Windows 11 for free to expand the usage ecosystem of Windows operating system.
The current announcement of the complete closure of the free upgrade pipeline for Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows 10 is obviously related to the fact that the current market has become a large number of devices using Windows 10 or above operating systems.
Statistical data from the market research agency Statcounter shows that as of the end of April this year, Windows 11’s market share has reached 23.01%, and the combined market share of Windows 10 and Windows 11 has reached 94.46%. Even statistics from the Steam platform show that it is currently used for Most of the operating systems installed on game devices use Windows 10 or above, and almost a minority use operating systems prior to Windows 8.
However, even if Microsoft still retains the option to upgrade the Windows 10 operating system to Windows 11 for free, in addition to being legally authorized, the computer hardware installed and used must also meet the minimum specifications, such as an operating clock above 1GHz and 64 bits, and processors designed with dual-core or above specifications, must also be equipped with more than 4GB of memory and more than 64GB of storage space.
During Computex 2022 last year, Microsoft announced that the number of users of Windows 10 and above operating systems has exceeded 1.4 billion. The current number of users of Windows 11, which is designed for hybrid work and other types of work, is growing at twice the upgrade rate of Windows 10.
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