The freebie upgrade path which remained a loophole for so long, allowing older operating systems to jump to Windows 10 or 11, is no more.

Although the free upgrade path for Windows 7 and 8 owners is ending, the offer persists for Windows 10 users on systems that meet Windows 11's notoriously high system requirements.

Microsoft originally said users would have a year to upgrade from Windows 7 and 8 to Windows 10. Seven years after that, the company has begun enforcing its decision.

The door to a free Windows 11 upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 diehards has been officially shut. Microsoft tells The Verge that using a Windows 7 or 8 product key to get a clean Windows 11 upgrade no ...

Microsoft quietly announced last week that it is ending the free upgrade path from Windows 7 and 8. "Microsoft's free upgrade offer for Windows 10 / 11 ended July 29, 2016.

Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 reach the end of the line, and it’s time to upgrade Major browsers like Chrome and Edge are also ending support for these platforms.

When Windows 10 first came out in July 2015, Microsoft gave Windows 7/8 users a full year to upgrade to the new OS for free. In July 2016, it extended an additional year for users of assistive ...

Bad news for those planning to activate Windows 11 with a Windows 7 or 8/8.1 key: users noticed that the latest Windows 11 preview builds no longer allow activation with old license keys.

Windows 8.1 will begin warning its few remaining users about January 2023 update cutoff These PCs are too old to run Windows 11, but Windows 10 can still buy them time.

Two years after its release, Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on the free Windows 11 upgrade from Windows 7 and 8.