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The one-year anniversary of Windows 10 is fast approaching, and Microsoft has justannounced a new set of Windows 10 news. Firstly, and most importantly, Microsoft has set a reminder to the world that the free upgrade offer to Windows 10 will expire soon on July 29. The company, however, still wants to make sure that no one will miss out on Windows 10, and is announcing that after July 29 you will still be able to get Windows 10 on a new device, or purchase a full version of Windows 10 Home for $119. The Redmond giant also announced that Windows 10 has become one of the largest online services in less than a year, running on over 300 million active devices around the world. In addition, Microsoft has noted some other Windows 10 statistics which show off the company’s “more personal computing” vision. Windows 10 Now on 300 Million Active Devices – Free Upgrade Offer to End Soon | Windows Experience Blog Over 63 billion minutes were spent on Microsoft Edge in March alon...

This morning Microsoft announced that Windows 10 has reached a new milestone, with 300 million active devices running the new operating system, up some 30 million from what Microsoft announced at Build only a month ago. Along with the announcement, Microsoft is reminding everyone that now is the time to upgrade, if you haven’t already: The free upgrade offer to Windows 10 was a first for Microsoft, helping people upgrade faster than ever before. And time is running out. The free upgrade offer will end on July 29 and we want to make sure you don’t miss out. After July 29 th , you’ll be able to continue to get Windows 10 on a new device, or purchase a full version of Windows 10 Home for $119. However over at ZDNet, Mary Jo Foley was able to ask Microsoft if the free offer might continue, something that many Microsoft watchers expect to happen as the company strives to get Windows 10 installed on a billion devices. Microsoft’s response was typical ...

Earlier today, Microsoft confirmed that the Windows 10 free upgrade offer would be ending on July 29th this year, meaning after that date, anybody wishing to upgrade to Windows 10 will need to pay a price. However, nothing has been said regarding the “Get Windows 10” app, which has been annoying many users with upgrade prompts since its debut around a year ago. So, I asked Microsoft for a comment regarding the “Get Windows 10” app, specifically asking if the app will be removed after July 29th. Here’s what I got back: “Details are still being finalized, but on July 29th the Get Windows 10 app that facilitates the easy upgrade to Windows 10 will be disabled and eventually removed from PCs worldwide. Just as it took time to ramp up and roll out the Get Windows 10 app, it will take time to ramp it down.” There you have it, after July 29th, Microsoft will begin removing the Get Windows 10 app from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machines. This is likely excellent news for Wi...