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Microsoft has stopped supporting the free update for Windows 11 from computers with Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems, although users will be able to continue updating their PCs from Windows 10 at no cost.
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Until now, users with operating system Windows 7 and 8 could upgrade your PC to the new Windows version for free. This is because, with the launch of Windows 10, the technology company implemented a offer that allowed equipment to be updated with older systems at no cost.
When this period ended, which, as Microsoft has recalled, was officially ended July 29, 2016the company continued to allow free upgrade to Windows 10. Following this line, the technology company did the same with the launch of Windows 11.
However, Microsoft has announced that, from now on, the sheet of installation path for Windows 7 and 8 free upgrade has finished, so users will not be able to install Windows 10 or Windows 11 on their devices for free.
This has been communicated by Microsoft through a publication in the company’s Device Partner Center, where it has clarified that, despite all this, the updates to Windows 11 from Windows 10 “remain free.”
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In this framework, for those users with Windows 7 or 8 who wish to update their computers, You must purchase a license for Windows 10. In this way, from this version of the operating system they will be able to upgrade to Windows 11 for free.
However, it must be taken into account that in order to use the latest version of Windows, you must meet minimum hardware requirements that allow all functions to be carried out.
For its part, Microsoft has assured that the update from Windows 10 to Windows 11 will be free but, equally, Only Windows 10 PCs running the latest version can be updated of this operating system and “meet the minimum hardware specifications.”
Source: Elcomercio
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