You’re running out of time to get Windows 10 for free

Lock Screen – this policy allows you to disable the Lock Screen so that notifications, the current system time, and other system items aren’t displayed when you first boot a Windows 10 machine, instead taking you directly to the logon screen. This also means that Microsoft’s offer for a free upgrade to Windows 10 expires today. This week, new lawsuits were initiated against Microsoft for its tactics in promoting Windows 10 to existing customers.

The Windows 10 upgrade can be undone on most devices.

After Friday, holdovers who want to upgrade from Windows 7 will have to shell out US$119.99 to $199.99 for a Windows 10 license. Check out Microsoft’s requirements if you’re anxious.

If you’ve managed to ignore the never-ending onslaught of reminders to make the leap to Windows 10 that Microsoft has pushed on you and somehow avoided the forced upgrade, you might be wondering how to finally do the thing you’ve been putting off for so long.

Although Cortana has received a variety of upgrades in the Anniversary Update edition, supports multiple languages and has deeper integration with applications and calendars, and can remember random facts about you, yet it cannot be shut off when you feel like, reported Extreme Tech.

Nonetheless, Microsoft’s upgrade program has – in terms of raw numbers – been a resounding success.

From tomorrow, upgrading your Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs and laptops to Windows 10 will cost you money, so if you have any such devices, better upgrade them now.

Lenovo is now selling many ThinkPads PCs pre-loaded with Windows 10 Home, and users can select “Windows 7 Professional 64 preinstalled through downgrade rights in Windows 10 Pro” when customizing the laptop.

The countdown clock to the public release of Windows 10 version 1607, aka the Anniversary Update, is down to just days.

Note: If at any point, you don’t like Windows 10 you can easily downgrade to your previous version.

Rozario says she plans to reinstall Windows 10 again while the free offer is still on with the hope that the WiFi issues will have been fixed by now.

Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.

Windows Hello is one the best features installed on Windows 10. Who’s going to want to buy those next week knowing that they’ll never be upgraded to Windows 10?