Microsoft officially ended the free upgrade offer in december 2017.
How to update windows 8 to windows 10 on laptop.
The following steps are the same as if you install via direct download.
To check open file explorer and right click on this pc and select properties at the bottom of the next screen you should see windows is activated if you do not see this click on change product key enter your windows 8 license key and follow the steps to.
In windows 10 you decide when and how to get the latest updates to keep your device running smoothly and securely to manage your options and see available updates select check for windows updates or select the start button and then go to settings update security windows update.
For example you might be attempting to install windows 10 home over your existing windows 8 1 pro or vice versa.
Here s some other info you might be looking for.
Windows 10 rolled out in 2016 with a free upgrade period.
Even if you don t see a message from the get windows 10 app on the taskbar if the upgrade files have been downloaded to your pc you can start the process via windows update.
Windows 10 should of automatically activated after the upgrade from windows 8.
Yes this is no joke.
Free windows 10 upgrades are still available.
Despite microsoft ending its free windows 10 upgrade offer to all users on july 30 2016 the company has in my.
Users who had the gwx app installed received priority status for free and automatic upgrades but microsoft officially discontinued free upgrades several years ago.