Specific upgrade paths to get to all versions Windows 10

If you have a device with an older version of Windows or Windows Phone, Microsoft has now revealed more information on the specific upgrade paths that will available to get to Windows 10.

The company first revealed the seven Windows 10 SKUs last week, and a new blog post on the Windows Australia Partner Network has more details on the upgrade paths for Windows 7 and 8.1 users, along with Windows Phone 8.1:

• Microsoft will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 for qualified Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices in the first year. After the first year, upgrades will be paid via boxed product and VL Upgrades.
• Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7 Home Basic and Home Premium devices upgrade to Windows 10 Home
• Windows 8/8.1 Pro and Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate devices upgrade to Windows 10 Pro
• If upgraded within the first 12 months following launch, the device will receive ongoing Windows 10 updates for free for the life of that device
• Excludes Windows Enterprise and RT devices
• The free Windows 10 upgrade is delivered through Windows Update; domain-joined machines can manually get the update via Windows Update. The upgrade cannot be deployed through WSUS.

As previously announced, Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10 for Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 users will only last a year after the OS officially launches. Microsoft has yet to reveal pricing for the full version of Windows 10. Surface and Surface 2 owners with Windows RT are supposed to get an update that will add some features of Windows 10, but specifics about that update have not been revealed.

Read more: Here are the specific upgrade paths to get to all versions of Windows 10 | Windows Central

 

[bagavan]

Say I upgrade to windows 10 (within 1 yr of the release)and then If I happen to revert back to windows 8.1(after a year) and then will it be possible to go to 10?

On the same PC you did the upgrade on, most likely yes. I say most likely because all the details haven't been released by Microsoft. If you get a Windows 10 product code with the free upgrade you could use that to reinstall it again latter on. I'm also assuming they don't lock out your key for the Windows 8.1 install you upgraded from. A lot of the answers to questions like the one you just asked are going to be guesswork on our part. There just isn't enough info out there yet to give a definite answer.

Will MS issue a key for each and every genuine customer? I really think they won't.

 

[alphanumeric]

Say I upgrade to windows 10 (within 1 yr of the release)and then If I happen to revert back to windows 8.1(after a year) and then will it be possible to go to 10?

On the same PC you did the upgrade on, most likely yes. I say most likely because all the details haven't been released by Microsoft. If you get a Windows 10 product code with the free upgrade you could use that to reinstall it again latter on. I'm also assuming they don't lock out your key for the Windows 8.1 install you upgraded from. A lot of the answers to questions like the one you just asked are going to be guesswork on our part. There just isn't enough info out there yet to give a definite answer.

Will MS issue a key for each and every genuine customer? I really think they won't.

Why not? You'll need it if you have to reinstall Windows 10.

 

[bagavan]

On the same PC you did the upgrade on, most likely yes. I say most likely because all the details haven't been released by Microsoft. If you get a Windows 10 product code with the free upgrade you could use that to reinstall it again latter on. I'm also assuming they don't lock out your key for the Windows 8.1 install you upgraded from. A lot of the answers to questions like the one you just asked are going to be guesswork on our part. There just isn't enough info out there yet to give a definite answer.

Will MS issue a key for each and every genuine customer? I really think they won't.

Why not? You'll need it if you have to reinstall Windows 10.

I hope they issue considering the possibility of reinstallation of windows 10.

 

[g0cgl]

You can do that regardless, just use the install.esd file as usual and create your own Windows 10 ISO.