Wanna know how you can upgrade to the Windows 10 operating system?
Well, in this guide, I’m going to walk you through step by step on how you can exactly upgrade to Windows 10
And the best part? These methods are absolutely for free!
Why Upgrade To Windows 10
Well, you might not be satisfied with your present Windows operating system (Whether its Windows 7 or 8 etc). And you might feel like it’s getting a bit outdated and is missing a few crucial features. You might visit a friend who is using the Windows 10 operating system and you might even feel like that this operating system is better than its previous versions.
And its time for you to also finally get an upgrade. For that, I’m going to walk you through step by step on how you can upgrade to the Windows 10 operating system for free, just like I did.
How To Upgrade To Windows 10 For Free
So it has been over a year since I upgraded to my Windows 10 operating system. And believe me its the best version of Windows I’ve ever had so far.
And if you wanna upgrade to this version of Windows as well, then simply go through the steps we are going to mention in this guide.
Step 1: Download the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool.
This tool is probably the most crucial tool throughout this entire process. You can download this by going to this link here.
Step 2: Accept their terms
Once you have finished downloading that tool. All you do is simply open it.
And then you will open up a new tab. And will start getting things ready for you.
They will then ask you to accept their “terms and conditions”. And you simply “Accept” them.
Step 3: Upgrade this PC
So after the second step, your computer will take some time (up to thirty minutes based on your computer) to get things ready.
And then, it will give you two options to choose from…
- Upgrade this PC now
- Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC
All you do now is choose the “Upgrade this PC now” option. And click “Next”. But before that, it is advisable to backup your PC.
Then, it will start downloading the most recent version of the Windows 10 operating system. Which can take up to an hour based on your computer.
It will take some time with some various updates and the installation, so it would be best to stay a bit patient in this process.
Step 4: Accept the Applicable notices and license terms
Later on, after the installation is done. Your PC will ask you if you want to accept the “Applicable notices and license terms”. And you simply accept it.
And then it will take some time to make sure your PC is ready for the installation.
Step 5: Ready To Install
Once it’s done you will be taken to the “Ready to install” tab.
You can click on this option called “Change what to keep”.
After that, you can choose what to keep. Either you want to keep your personal files and apps or nothing in your new upgrade.
After you choose your preferred type and accept all their terms
And you click “install”.
Then your Windows 10 installation will start.
Hopefully, you can do the rest of setting up Windows, which is pretty easy. And you will be then successfully upgraded to Windows 10 for free.
Step 6: Windows 10 asking for the product key
So once you finish installing Windows 10 for free. In most case scenarios your Windows 10 PC will ask for an activation key or either way, a product key. And without that, your Windows 10 computer won’t be activated.
And unless your Windows 10 computer isn’t activated, you won’t get all of its features. Such as there will be a watermark on the lower right side of your screen which.
And it won’t let you customize your PC any way you want. For that, you can read this guide on activating Windows 10.
Which will walk you through step by step on how to activate Windows 10.
Conclusion
Thank you so much for reading this guide. I hope you now know you can upgrade to Windows 10 for free. And also how you can activate it once it’s done.
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Till then, cheers!