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They say you can still get Windows 10 for free by registering it with your windows 7/8 key.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/14/2106 ... 10-free-os

I will be trying this sooner rather than later. I'd like to avoid buying it if I can. And I need it to be able to tether my VR gear anyway.

FUCK I hate how invasive EVERY piece of tech I have is.

Feel free to move this to Windows 10 if you want. I posted it here because I think we all have 7 and it's dying, so, free upgrade is a trick?

No, it's a tip. You can upgrade 7 for free.

I literally started an upgrade on this laptop 20 minutes ago. No word on if it works, yet.

Was going off that exact link.

Had an errand to run before it was done DLing, but then it started install, and it's been "working on updates" for 45 minutes, and is at 21%.

27%. I wish they'd replace their download with an updated image from time to time, to avoid this.

Seems to have worked. And, it installed Win10 Pro. Says key is valid and activated, and all it had was the Win7 key.

I'm gonna un-sticky this, too.