{"id":127888,"date":"2015-06-01T13:15:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T11:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=127888"},"modified":"2015-06-01T13:51:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T11:51:28","slug":"windows-10-free-upgrade-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/127888-windows-10-free-upgrade-details.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 free upgrade details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced which editions of Windows 10 existing customers will be allowed to upgrade to when it launches on 29 July 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Also read: <a title=\"Windows 10 launch date confirmed\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/127866-windows-10-launch-date-confirmed.html\">Windows 10 launch date confirmed<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users can upgrade to Windows 10 for free any time within the first year (by 28 July 2016) of\u00a0the launch of new operating system.<\/p>\n<p>As with previous versions of Windows, Windows 10 will come in a number of editions.<\/p>\n<p>The edition of Windows 10 you get to upgrade to depends on the version of Windows you are currently running.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/windows-10-specifications\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft outlined the upgrades<\/a><\/strong> as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #06518a; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Upgrading from Windows 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e7e7e7; font-weight: bold; color: #333; border-bottom: solid 3px #ddd;\">\n<td>From Windows 7<\/td>\n<td>To Windows 10 edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Starter<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Windows 10 Home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Home Basic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Home Premium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Professional<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Windows 10 Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Ultimate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #06518a; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Upgrading from Windows 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e7e7e7; font-weight: bold; color: #333; border-bottom: solid 3px #ddd;\">\n<td>From Windows 8<\/td>\n<td>To Windows 10 edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows Phone 8.1<\/td>\n<td>Windows 10 Mobile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 8.1<\/td>\n<td>Windows 10 Home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 8.1 Pro<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Windows 10 Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 8.1 Pro for Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The various <a title=\"Windows 10 editions unveiled\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/126328-windows-10-editions-unveiled.html\"><strong>editions of Windows 10<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are summarised below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 Home<\/strong> is the consumer-focused desktop edition. It offers a familiar and personal experience for PCs, tablets, and 2-in\u20131s. Windows 10 is also coming to the Xbox, giving games and gamers access to the Xbox Live gaming community, enabling the capture and share of gameplay and giving Xbox One owners the ability to play their Xbox One games from any Windows 10 PC in their home.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 Mobile<\/strong> is designed to deliver the best user experience on smaller, mobile, touch-centric devices like smartphones and small tablets. It has the same Windows apps that are included in Windows 10 Home, as well as the new touch-optimized version of Office.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 Pro<\/strong> is a desktop edition for PCs, tablets, and 2-in\u20131s. It is similar to Windows 10 Home, but offers many extra features to meet the needs of small businesses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 Enterprise<\/strong> builds on Windows 10 Pro, adding advanced features designed to meet the demands of medium and large organisations. Active Software Assurance customers in Volume Licensing can upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise as part of their existing Software Assurance benefits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 Education<\/strong> builds on Windows 10 Enterprise, and is designed to meet the needs of schools \u2013 staff, administrators, teachers and students. This edition will be available through academic Volume Licensing, and there will be paths for schools and students using Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro devices to upgrade to Windows 10 Education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise<\/strong> is designed to deliver the best customer experience to business customers on smartphones and small tablets. It will be available to our Volume Licensing customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will also be versions of <strong>Windows 10 Enterprise<\/strong> and <strong>Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise<\/strong> for industry devices like ATMs, retail points of sale, handheld terminals, industrial robotics, and Windows 10 IoT Core for small footprint, low-cost devices like gateways.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">System requirements<\/h3>\n<p>To qualify for the upgrade, Microsoft said users must be running the latest versions of Windows 7 (Service Pack 1) and Windows 8 (Windows 8.1 Update).<\/p>\n<p>The system requirements for the pre-released version of Windows 10 are given below, though Microsoft has warned they are subject to change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #06518a; font-weight: bold; color: #fff; text-align: left;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Windows 10 preliminary system requirements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Latest OS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Make sure you are running the latest version either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1GHz or faster processor or SoC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1GB for 32-bit or 2GB for 64-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hard disk space<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>16GB for 32-bit OS, 20GB for 64-bit OS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Graphics card<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1024 x 600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Country-specific editions of Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Single Language edition, and Windows 8.1 with Bing all qualify for the upgrade to Windows 10 Home.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft said the availability of the Windows 10 Mobile upgrade for Windows Phone 8.1 devices may vary by OEM, mobile operator, and carrier.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Deprecated features<\/h3>\n<p>While Windows 10 will add a number of new features, there are also some features that are being removed. These are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Windows Media centre will be removed.<\/strong> Upgrading from Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro with Media Center, or Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center will remove the Windows Media Center app.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No DVD playback.<\/strong> Watching DVDs requires separate playback software.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 7 desktop gadgets removed.<\/strong> Installing Windows 10 will remove Windows 7\u2019s desktop gadgets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 Home users can\u2019t defer updates.<\/strong> Only Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise users will have the ability to defer updates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts games removed, replaced.<\/strong> Games that came pre-installed on Windows 7 will be removed as part of installing the Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft has released new versions of Solitaire and Minesweeper called the \u201cMicrosoft Solitaire Collection\u201d and \u201cMicrosoft Minesweeper.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>USB floppy\/stiffy drives require new drivers.<\/strong> You will need to download the latest driver from Windows Update or from the manufacturer\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows Live Essentials OneDrive removed.<\/strong> Replaced with the inbox version of OneDrive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More on Windows 10<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/127866-windows-10-launch-date-confirmed.html\"><strong>Windows 10 launch date confirmed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/126328-windows-10-editions-unveiled.html\"><strong>Windows 10 editions unveiled<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/125340-microsoft-edge-the-new-web-browser-for-windows-10.html\"><strong>Microsoft Edge: the new web browser for Windows 10<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/117342-windows-10-upgrade-will-be-free-for-a-year.html\"><strong>Windows 10 upgrade will be free for a year<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/110806-windows-10-announced.html\"><strong>Windows 10 announced<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has revealed the preliminary system requirements for Windows 10, as well as which edition of Windows 10 you will get when you upgrade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":110808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[35,123,26970,5214,19781],"class_list":["post-127888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","tag-headline","tag-microsoft","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-7","tag-windows-8-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127890,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127888\/revisions\/127890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}