How to upgrade to Windows 10 for free right now
How to force upgrade to Windows 10
If you are one the many people who reserved their copy of Windows 10, then turn on your PC’s and waste no further time in getting the upgrade. If you did not get a notification about the upgrade, don’t fret. Click on the Windows icon on your task bar and you’ll see that Windows 10 is being downloaded quietly onto your PC. Once Windows 10 is downloaded you’ll get a notification. Once you allow, the upgrade process will begin.
Well, this is only possible if you are lucky enough to be included in the first of many Microsoft batch upgrades. Here is a method with which can trick your computer into downloading Windows 10 right now.
1. Go to “C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download” and delete all the files there. This will give Windows Update a clean slate.
2. Now open up Windows Update with the Windows key and type “Windows Update” and clicking on it.
3. Leave that open in the background and open your command prompt and run as administrator.
4. Type (but do not enter yet) “wuauclt.exe /updatenow” — this is the command to force Windows Update to check for updates.
5. Then go to Windows Update and click “Check for updates”. Then go to the cmd and enter the command you typed.
Your Windows Update should now say that it is downloading Windows 10.
However, before you upgrade keep these things in mind:
Create a recovery disk with your current OS. If your PC does not have a recovery disk, create your own recovery system on a DVD or a USB. This is the only way you can downgrade if you don’t like Windows 10.
Backup your files. Since Windows 10 is an upgrade like Windows 8.1, it won’t remove everything from your PC. When you start the upgrade you’ll get to choose between keeping your data or starting fresh. If you choose the latter then backup everything. However, you’ll still have to create a backup of your data present in the OS drive.
The full version of Windows 10 will be available for a free upgrade on Windows 7 or 8 for a limited time period of 1 year. Windows 10 requires a 3 GB download only. Hurry up because you run out of time!