MICROSOFT has announced plans to perform same-day upgrades for Windows 10-compatible PCs in its retail stores. And if it can't make the deadline, it will hand over a new Dell notebook with Windows 10 installed.
Windows 10 will no longer be a free upgrade from July 29th and as such, Microsoft has launched its final push to get users to upgrade their machines.
Aside from taking over people's screens to advertise Windows 10, the US technology firm is now offering to perform a same-day upgrade on any Windows 10-compatible PC in its retail stores.
And if the Microsoft Store technicians can't complete the upgrade by the end of the day, customers will be given a free 15-inch Dell Inspiron notebook.
There are plenty of terms and conditions around the offer, including the fact that the installation offer only applies to a single PC capable of running Windows 10. You'll also need to have booked in your device for its upgrade before noon, so you can't skip into the store five minutes before closing and expect to walk out with a Dell laptop.
Unfortunately, the offer does not apply in the UK, where Microsoft has yet to build any brick and mortar Microsoft Stores.
Customers in the US and Canada can take advantage of the offer from today. And if you bring a PC incapable of running Windows 10 into the retail store, Microsoft could hand over $150 in credit toward a new PC.
From the end of July, Microsoft will charge you $119 – or £99 – for a full version of Windows 10 Home. Meanwhile, Windows 10 Pro will set you back $199 or £130.
"Time is running out," announced Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President for Windows and Devices Group.
"The free upgrade offer will end on July 29th and we want to make sure you don’t miss out.
Over the course of the last year, Microsoft has come under fire for its frustratingly forceful reminders to get people to upgrade their machines to Windows 10.
Microsoft has previously replaced the Cancel button in the Windows 10 pop-up box with another upgrade option – Update Tonight rather than Upgrade Now.
It later changed the behaviour of its upgrade boxes, so that clicking the red cross in the right-hand corner of the window no longer canceled the upgrade. After more than six months of teaching Windows users that the only way to dismiss the Windows 10 update was to exit the dialogue box by tapping that red cross, Microsoft flip-flopped – and was quickly chastised on social media for the change.
Those who upgrade for free will be eligible to get the upcoming blockbuster update, Windows 10 Anniversary Update, for free when it launches on August 2nd 2016.
Aside from taking over people's screens to advertise Windows 10, the US technology firm is now offering to perform a same-day upgrade on any Windows 10-compatible PC in its retail stores.
And if the Microsoft Store technicians can't complete the upgrade by the end of the day, customers will be given a free 15-inch Dell Inspiron notebook.
There are plenty of terms and conditions around the offer, including the fact that the installation offer only applies to a single PC capable of running Windows 10. You'll also need to have booked in your device for its upgrade before noon, so you can't skip into the store five minutes before closing and expect to walk out with a Dell laptop.
Unfortunately, the offer does not apply in the UK, where Microsoft has yet to build any brick and mortar Microsoft Stores.
Customers in the US and Canada can take advantage of the offer from today. And if you bring a PC incapable of running Windows 10 into the retail store, Microsoft could hand over $150 in credit toward a new PC.
From the end of July, Microsoft will charge you $119 – or £99 – for a full version of Windows 10 Home. Meanwhile, Windows 10 Pro will set you back $199 or £130.
"Time is running out," announced Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President for Windows and Devices Group.
"The free upgrade offer will end on July 29th and we want to make sure you don’t miss out.
Over the course of the last year, Microsoft has come under fire for its frustratingly forceful reminders to get people to upgrade their machines to Windows 10.
Microsoft has previously replaced the Cancel button in the Windows 10 pop-up box with another upgrade option – Update Tonight rather than Upgrade Now.
It later changed the behaviour of its upgrade boxes, so that clicking the red cross in the right-hand corner of the window no longer canceled the upgrade. After more than six months of teaching Windows users that the only way to dismiss the Windows 10 update was to exit the dialogue box by tapping that red cross, Microsoft flip-flopped – and was quickly chastised on social media for the change.
Those who upgrade for free will be eligible to get the upcoming blockbuster update, Windows 10 Anniversary Update, for free when it launches on August 2nd 2016.
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