Microsoft will kill 'Get Windows 10' nagware in July – official

[froggyboy604]

Microsoft's "Get Windows 10" nagware that has been driving some people bonkers will be killed off in July, when Redmond pulls its free upgrade offer.

A spokesperson for the software giant told us today:

Details are still being finalized, but on July 29th the Get Windows 10 app that facilitates the easy upgrade to Windows 10 will be disabled and eventually removed from PCs worldwide. Just as it took time to ramp up and roll out the Get Windows 10 app, it will take time to ramp it down.

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This is good news for people who don't plan on upgrading to Windows 10.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Good, now I can set my PC back to receiving updates.

 

[IntoxNitram]

Wouldn't be surprised if they force upgrade most PC's before they disable the app. They aren't benefiting from leaving them on old OS's.

 

[lb]

Good, now I can set my PC back to receiving updates.

You're going to end up buying Windows 10 in a couple of years anyways. Why not upgrade for free?

 

[froggyboy604]

You're going to end up buying Windows 10 in a couple of years anyways. Why not upgrade for free?

I think Windows 11 will be out in a few years because Windows 10 reputation is bad like Windows Vista and 8/8.1 which both did not have a long life compared to Windows XP which still has a lot of users after so many years. There are a lot of news stories about how Windows 10 is spying on its user, and force automatic updates which break Windows, and make computers unable to login to Windows desktop.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

You're going to end up buying Windows 10 in a couple of years anyways. Why not upgrade for free?

I'm very sure by the time W7 is no longer usable I'll just jump right on over to some linux flavor.