Two years after its release, Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on the free Windows 11 upgrade from Windows 7 and 8.
If you’ve been holding out on upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or 8, you’ve just lost your free window as Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on the years-long deal that let Windows 7 and 8 users upgrade to the latest version of its operating system for free. The deal, which has been in effect for several years now, originally let users upgrade to Windows 10 and then upgrade to Windows 11 afterward, all for absolutely free.
When Microsoft dropped Windows 11 in 2021, it also extended the option to upgrade freely to Windows 7 and 8 users. Microsoft even extended the offer to users who had pirated Windows 7, allowing them to upgrade to an authentic version of the operating system. Now, after eight total years of offering that upgrade pipeline, Microsoft has finally called it quits.
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