Are You One of the 'Lucky' Users Who Will Get a Full-screen 'Get Windows 10' Notification?
Still haven’t made the move to Windows 10? With the free upgrade offer shortly coming to an end, Microsoft is making its nagware more annoying than ever.
Microsoft will try to persuade Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 users to upgrade by shoving a full-screen notification in their faces. Here’s how the notification looks like, when it will show up, and when it won’t.
How the notification looks like
KB3173040 introduces a full-screen notification that does two things. First, it tells you that upgrading to Windows 10 is free until July 29, 2016. And second, it invites you to upgrade – either right now, or sometime later.
If you click on "Remind me later," the prompt will show up again three days later.
When the notification shows up
According to Microsoft, the full-screen notification will appear "when you unlock Windows through the end of the upgrade offer," which is on July 29.
When the notification doesn’t show up
The easiest way to get rid of this notification is to click on "Do not notify me again." Other situations when the notification won’t show up include:
Microsoft has a similar notification for Windows 7 and 8
Everything presented above applies to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8.1. Now, if you have Windows 7 without the Service Pack, or if you have the older Windows 8, Microsoft has a full-screen notification for you as well.
KB3163589 introduces a full-screen notification which tells Windows 7 and Windows 8 users that they’re running an outdated version of Windows.
The notification looks like this on Windows 7.
And it looks like this on Windows 8.
Obviously, Microsoft would love it if you upgraded to Windows 10. If you don’t want to do that, you can upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 7 SP1 and from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1.
Windows 10’s first major update to land on August 2
Come July 29, Microsoft will stop offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade. And come August 2, Microsoft will release the first major update for Windows 10, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. It will be offered for free to all the 350 million people who have decided to switch to Windows 10.
If you want to get Windows 10 after July 29, you’ll have to pay for it. $119 for Windows 10 Home and $199 for Windows 10 Pro.
Microsoft will try to persuade Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 users to upgrade by shoving a full-screen notification in their faces. Here’s how the notification looks like, when it will show up, and when it won’t.
How the notification looks like
KB3173040 introduces a full-screen notification that does two things. First, it tells you that upgrading to Windows 10 is free until July 29, 2016. And second, it invites you to upgrade – either right now, or sometime later.
If you click on "Remind me later," the prompt will show up again three days later.
When the notification shows up
According to Microsoft, the full-screen notification will appear "when you unlock Windows through the end of the upgrade offer," which is on July 29.
When the notification doesn’t show up
The easiest way to get rid of this notification is to click on "Do not notify me again." Other situations when the notification won’t show up include:
- A recent version of the "Get Windows 10" app is already installed on your PC.
- You have a PC that is not compatible with Windows 10.
- You upgraded to Windows 10 and then you uninstalled it.
- You wanted to upgrade to Windows 10, but the upgrade failed and you were rolled back to your original Windows version.
- You have hidden the "Get Windows 10" app notifications.
- You have disabled the Windows 10 upgrade or you have disabled the offer screen through registry key settings.
Microsoft has a similar notification for Windows 7 and 8
Everything presented above applies to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8.1. Now, if you have Windows 7 without the Service Pack, or if you have the older Windows 8, Microsoft has a full-screen notification for you as well.
KB3163589 introduces a full-screen notification which tells Windows 7 and Windows 8 users that they’re running an outdated version of Windows.
The notification looks like this on Windows 7.
And it looks like this on Windows 8.
Obviously, Microsoft would love it if you upgraded to Windows 10. If you don’t want to do that, you can upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 7 SP1 and from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1.
Windows 10’s first major update to land on August 2
Come July 29, Microsoft will stop offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade. And come August 2, Microsoft will release the first major update for Windows 10, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. It will be offered for free to all the 350 million people who have decided to switch to Windows 10.
If you want to get Windows 10 after July 29, you’ll have to pay for it. $119 for Windows 10 Home and $199 for Windows 10 Pro.
