Thursday, May 5, 2016

Microsoft To End Free Windows 10 Upgrades In July


Microsoft has announced that it will be charging for Windows upgrades this summer. This comes on the operating system's first birthday, the standalone Windows 10 Home licenses will cost $119. There is no word yet on pricing for other editions. Microsoft has big plans for Windows 10, significant the anniversary update will release alongside the pricing switch.That update will bring a new handwriting feature called Windows Ink, updates to Cortana and tighter integration between Windows 10 and Windows phones. No release date is available yet, but it is safe to say that the update will be available  sometime this summer.

UPDATE 7/29/16 - if you PC isn't running Windows 10 by 6AM ET tomorrow morning he upgrade will cost you $119.

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