Thread: Windows 10 - free upgrade to those with PC using Windows 7 or 8
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Old 01-22-2015, 06:44 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by crane3 View Post
People seem to forget that the free upgrade is for the on the FIRST year.

If a drive crashes after the 1st year & must install the OS on a NEW drive, then the person is "out of luck". Maybe some policy change "may" happen during the 1st year? Will a backup really work or will a msg say that it is an upgrade not for a virgin install.
The upgrade lasts you for "the expected lifetime of the device". I reckon if your HDD crashes, then you'll have to reinstall the OS your device came with originally from your backup disc. You'd ideally want to make a new backup image after installing Windows 10, of course.
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