Ready or not, here comes Windows 10

Microsoft, as part of its push to get Windows 10 on as many computers as possible, is famously giving its latest operating system away to users of Windows 8, 8.1 and 7. A representative of the company stated that Microsoft is determined to make it easier for Windows 7 and 8 users to upgrade to the new operating system.

Good thing, Microsoft is allowing users to give the new OS a try for a month and return back to Windows 7 or 8 in case they have a change of heart. Users who have their systems set in auto-download mode for recommended updates will begin their download and installation automatically.

To reach a billion installed devices in 3 years, Microsoft is rolling out its next strong arm tactic for its Windows 10 rollout.

The status change likely means that some Windows 7/Windows 8.1 users will experience this notice in the form of a surprise, namely an unexpected upgrade to Windows 10. However, downloading the update automatically will take up bandwidth and disk space, so there’s plenty of reasons to cancel the Windows 10 update.

Figures from Netmarketshare reveal that Windows 10 has an 11.85% share, ahead of Windows XP with 11.42% and Windows 8.1 with 10.4%.

Anyone running Windows 7 or above will find the Windows 10 upgrade option listed in Windows Update from this month forward, whether or not they have previously declined to upgrade.

The platform will now periodically remind you to upgrade to the latest Windows 10 platform. There are some sensationalists who claim that it will silently update in the background, and we are committed to being fair to Microsoft. You can now close out of Windows Update.

The distribution of Windows 10 as a “recommended update” will be gradually, so not everyone at once will get the upgrade through Windows Update.

These numbers are largely thanks to Microsoft’s aggressive strategy to see all users on legacy OSes upgrade to Windows 10, making the OS free, and prompting users on older OSes to download it as soon as possible through desktop popups.