Reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10 now
As you may know, Windows 10 will be offered as a free upgrade to those running qualifying versions of Windows 7 and 8/8.1. But what about those Windows users who don’t have the slightest inkling of what Microsoft has planned for them? There’s an update notification for that.
Windows users eligible for the free upgrade are reporting seeing a desktop popupasking them to “reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10 now.” Those that accept will get the new OS in the form of a 3GB download the moment it’s available — no mention of when that might be. And should they want to, users will also be able to cancel their reservation at any time.
“You’ll get a notification after Windows 10 is downloaded to your device,” the notification reads. “Install it right away or pick a time that’s good for you. After it’s installed, Windows 10 is all yours.”
If you think you’re eligible for the upgrade but haven’t seen the prompt yet, try looking for Windows Update KB3035583. This small, non-security update — pushed out to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8/8.1 systems in March — is what triggers the notification. Some people have successfully managed to invoke the prompt by firing up GWX.exe from within C:\Windows\System32\GWX.
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