Microsoft withdrew plans to upgrade pirated Windows to Windows 10 for free

ByWill Lion

Windows 10 scheduled to be released in the summer of 2015 can be upgraded from Windows 7, Windows 8.1, etc. Furthermore,"Illegal pirated version" is also included in the subject of free upgradeAlthough it has been said, details on the upgrading of pirated editions were revealed on Microsoft's blog on 15th May.

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Genuine Edition Windows 7 · Windows 8.1 users can upgrade to Windows 10 for free, and as long as they are using Windows 10-equipped devices, support including updates can be continued at no cost.

On the other hand, he will serve as vice president of Microsoft's OS department who took part in the Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) event held in Shenzhen, ChinaTerry Meyerson"Free upgrade to Windows 10 is eligible for all Windows, whether it is a genuine version or not," and it became a big topic as "free pirated version can be upgraded".

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Until now, detailed official information on the above-mentioned matter was not disclosed, but in the Microsoft blog dated May 15, "We will not offer free upgrades to non-authorized versions of Windows-equipped devices" That was spelled out.

According to Microsoft, "It makes an attractive offer to upgrade Windows 10 to users who are using non-genuine old Windows OS devices," but free upgrades only to the genuine version of Windows 7 · It is targeted only to users of Windows 8.1.

The non-regular version · pirated OS is easy to be infected with malware, personal information is easy to leak, but there are so many users using it thinking that it is a genuine version, without knowing the pirated version without knowing it . So, if Microsoft can not confirm that it is a licensed genuine Windows user, a notification will appear on the desktop of the PC, so that users will be able to purchase the full version of Windows 10. If you see a notification on the device that you believe is equipped with a regular edition please hurry to make a return at the purchase store, said Microsoft.


Although not free, it seems that it corresponds to the upgrade from pirated Windows to the regular version of Windows 10, and this seems that pirated users are considered potential customers of Windows 10. The details of "attractive offer" to pirated users are unknown at the time of article writing.