Many of you might be well aware by now that Microsoft is going to allow Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10 for free as long as they do it in one year, if they don’t upgrade within the first year, they’ll have to pay for the software. It’s plenty to time to get your machine in order for the upgrade. Many have wondered if a Windows 10 clean install will be possible once the free upgrade has been claimed, Microsoft has cleared that up today.
People have been genuinely concerned about the Windows 10 clean install situation because you never know when the need might arise to do a fresh install of Windows 10 on your machine.
Given that it’s going to be a free license and users won’t have paid for the software, they might believe that it would not be possible to get Windows 10 back for free if it’s removed from the system.
That’s not the case though. Head of the Windows Insiders program at Microsoft Gabe Aul has confirmed that Windows 10 clean install will be possible and users won’t be charged for reinstalling the OS on their machine.
“Once you upgrade W10 w/ the free upgrade offer you will able to clean reinstall Windows 10 on same device any time,” Aul confirmed.
Keep in mind though that the free upgrade to Windows 10 will only be available for one year so be sure to claim it within that time limit.
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