How to get Windows10 for free?

Windows 10 is officialy launched across the globe and its awesome.From the arrival of start menu combined with live tiles to new dynamic look,from performance to security,its best windows ever,you will love it. Microsoft vision of running Windows 10 on 1 billion devices promises to upgrade to Windows 10 for free and stay free forever.But you have to reserve your copy of Windows.

This is what Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Operating Systems said :
"This is more than a one-time upgrade: once a Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it current for the supported lifetime of the device – at no cost. With Windows 10, the experience will evolve and get even better over time. We’ll deliver new features when they’re ready, not waiting for the next major release. We think of Windows as a Service – in fact, one could reasonably think of Windows in the next couple of years as one of the largest Internet services on the planet".

Who are eligible to upgrade ?

If you are running genuine Windows 7 (with service pack1)or Windows 8, 8.1,you can get it free of cost and it will be a full version of Windows 10 not just trial.But if your computer is running Windows Xp or Vista,you have to buy Windows 10,

System requirements :

Processor :1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card:DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display:800x600

In what time should i upgrade ?

Microsoft has announced that after its official release date which was 29 July 2015,you can upgrade within a year till 29 July 2016.After that you have to pay to get Windows 10 which means you have a full year to get Windows10.

How to upgrade ?

There are two option available :

1-Run the Windows 10 app  

Upgrade to Windows 10 is easy,Update your existing Windows 7 or 8 OS,Updates will ensure that  your OS is not lacking necessary files for example-service pack or other updates which are necessary to run Windows 10. Then it will download the Windows 10 app which will be visible in taskbar on completion. Run that app and reserve your copy of Windows, it will start downloading the installation files,these files are something around 3GB in size,when finished downloading,it will ask you to run the setup.Below is a screenshot of Windows 10 app after updating.

If you can't see Windows 10 app under taskbar after updating read this article:

Windows App Troubleshooter

2- Download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool .

If upgrading with Windows App doesn't work,Download "Media Creation Tool" which will allow you to manually upgrade your OS .It has two options: "Upgrade this PC and "Create installation media for another PC"

Here is a link to download Media Creation tool which is 17 MB in size .

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool


After running this tool,choose how you want to install Windows 10 .

1 -"Upgrade this PC now" will start downloading the setup files and after completion will ask you to run the setup.This doesn't need flash drive or DVD ,it will begin downloading installation files straight away.

2- "Create installation media for another PC" will ask you to choose which Edition you want to download like Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro.This is second option if "upgrade this PC now" doesn't work for you.

Below is a picture which you can use to decide which edition you want to download.



You will be asked which media you want to use.

If using USB flash drive,remember to insert the USB flash drive into one of the USB port on computer if you can't see flash drive under setup,then click next and it will download and create Windows 10 installation media and you can run setup from it.

If using ISO file as a media,it will ask you to save the Windows 10 .iso file to your computer which could be save to any drive like C or D and setup will start downloading the .iso file.After that you have to mount that .iso file to USB flash drive or DVD .

Here is a link to mount an .iso file to USB. Install Windows with flash drive using iso .This is for  Windows 7 iso.You just have to select the Windows 10 .iso and it will work.

Build 10240 is available to download

Microsoft has released its latest build "Build 10240" to slow and fast rings.This is said to be the last build before Microsoft will officially launch Windows10 on July 29 across the globe,You can upgrade to this build, if haven't already by going into settings>windows update>check for updates.The size of this build is somewhere around 2.2 GB (32bit)and 3.2GB(64bit).This Build doesn't include Windows Insider program which Microsoft extensively use to make 10 the "OS by people",Insider program wasn't included in previous build 10166 as well.But Microsoft said that they will provide options to user if they want to upgrade to final release as an Insider or not here,Edge Browser seems to be competing with Chrome but not as fast as Chrome is.Insider preview Desktop watermark is removed with clean desktop, Windows 10 logo is now visible under "About"which is cool.Let's see what change still to come on July29.

How to install Windows10 when Windows update fails to install?

Windows update in Windows10 will install new builds as they are available to download and they are big in size 2GB or more.You begin downlod it and it stuck when installing it and you have to download it again .Well there is an easy way to install builds by converting downloaded files to .ISO files and burn them to USB or DVD.This is ideal for System which are running previous versions of Windows and couldn't run the windows10 setup or Windows update unable to install.

Steps :

First you have to check for updates and download them .
Find the folder where files are downloaded
Find the .esd file
Convert .esd file to .iso
Burn the ISO to USB
Boot from the USB

What are .esd files ?

ESD stands for Electronic Software Download which contains WIM file (Windows Imaging Format)This ESD image cant' be mounted.So we will convert this ESD file to ISO.

Where to find ESD files ?

After updates finish downloading,it will create a folder called $Windows.~BT which is hidden if you haven't selected "show hidden files and folder".If there is no folder "$Windows.~BT",go to Windows explorer>View>Options>Change folder and search options.

Select View>Show hidden files and folders.

$Windows.~BT folder in not visible if not already.Select Sources,find "Install.esd" file.

Download the ESD-Decrypter to decrypt this file into an ISO file.

ESD-Decrypter.

Extract the files to any drive you want ,I excrated in downloads folder.

Copy the install.esd file to this folder.

Click 'decrypt"and Run as Administrator.

Select option 1 :

It will begin decrypting this esd file to ISO.When finished ,burn the ISO to USB flash drive and boot from the USB.If you don't how to do that ,here is a tutorial.

How to upgrade to Windows10

Windows10 is here.Microsoft has announced Windows10 release date which is July 29.However you can get a preview of 10 right now.If you are running Windows7 or 8,you can upgrade to Windows10 just by updating your PC and its totally free.Microsoft wants to expand its reach by deciding to give it free.The whole process starts with Windows update.

 For Windows 7 > Go to start>control panel>Windows update>click check for update.
For Windows 8 > Press windows+r>type control.

When Windows update process is complete,you will see an upgrade page something like above.Size of the installation depends upon what version of current windows you are running like 32 bit or 64 bit.In most of the cases ,Windows will set things for you and you will be presented with Windows 10 setup and you just have to care for few things like username and time and you are good to go.But sometimes ,installation doesn't go well when installing with windows update.For that you can download an ISO image of the latest build and copy those files to USB drive or DVD and run from it.You can download ISO files here : (updated version for this article is here : Get Windows10

Windows10 download 

Another thing is when you install Windows10,it will give you an option to keep your files and pictures from previous OS and will upgrade to newer version but sometimes it doesn't work.During installation,it will try to keep these things by default but if you are still on Windows7 or 8 after setup is finished,try to change these settings when installing.There is an option"Keep Windows settings,personal files,and apps",click on "Change what to keep" and you have the option weather you want a clean install or want to remove some programs.

After installation which will take about 30-45 minutes,It will ask you to sign in with Microsoft account or you can sign-in with local account instead.After the upgrade,you will be running brand new Windows10.Microsoft also provide feedback option in Windows 10.If you are experiencing any problems in your current version of preview ,you can submit feedback.If you want your voice to be heard,you can open windows feedback and tell them what improvement can be done to make it better and trust me,they listen.