Is the free Windows 10 upgrade included in new OEM copies of Windows 7 or 8.1?

[CTrap33]

I am about to build a new gaming rig, but I am unsure of what to do for the OS.

I would rather not use windows 10 at this point, but I am more than willing to upgrade if/when the early kinks get worked out.

My question is: if I buy a a new copy of windows 7 or 8.1 from Newegg today for ~$100, will I have the free upgrade to Windows 10 available for the next ~11 months or would I have to pay to upgrade? If so, how much would that upgrade cost?

Thanks in advance.

 

[gangrel]

Yes.

 

[clutchc]

It should be free to legal owners of those older OSs for the remainder of the year, yes. Be sure to get all the updates when you install Win 7/8 so that you get the necessary files for the free upgrade.

 

[CTrap33]

It should be free to legal owners of those older OSs for the remainder of the year, yes. Be sure to get all the updates when you install Win 7/8 so that you get the necessary files for the free upgrade.

Just to clarify: If I buy windows 7 or 8.1 today or some time before the 1 year window, I will have the free upgrade to 10 available?

This is great news.

 

[James Mason]

It should be free to legal owners of those older OSs for the remainder of the year, yes. Be sure to get all the updates when you install Win 7/8 so that you get the necessary files for the free upgrade.

Just to clarify: If I buy windows 7 or 8.1 today or some time before the 1 year window, I will have the free upgrade to 10 available?

This is great news.

Within the 1 year since july 27th, or well TILL july 27th.

 

[clutchc]

It should be free to legal owners of those older OSs for the remainder of the year, yes. Be sure to get all the updates when you install Win 7/8 so that you get the necessary files for the free upgrade.

Just to clarify: If I buy windows 7 or 8.1 today or some time before the 1 year window, I will have the free upgrade to 10 available?

This is great news.

Yes. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq?faq=upgrade&ocid=reserve_r_PostReserve_mod1_faq

In fact, you don't have to do an upgrade. You can clean install too. Either from inside your current OS or by using the available download: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

[gangrel]

And IIRC, the 2 Get Windows 10 updates are just doing some checks to see if you can run Win 10. You want to stay updated anyway, of course. Just so you know: the initial update process takes a LONG time. A good couple hours. Just did this on a NUC; installed 8.1, updated, then in my case, installed 10. 10 minutes to assemble, 6 hours to get the desired OS up and running.

 

[CTrap33]

And IIRC, the 2 Get Windows 10 updates are just doing some checks to see if you can run Win 10. You want to stay updated anyway, of course. Just so you know: the initial update process takes a LONG time. A good couple hours. Just did this on a NUC; installed 8.1, updated, then in my case, installed 10. 10 minutes to assemble, 6 hours to get the desired OS up and running.

That's good to know.

 

[clutchc]

The auto updates is one of the reasons I went back to Win 7. I like to choose which ones I get and when they download.