Microsoft kept giving away free upgrades to Windows 10 on old hardware for more than eight years. The upgrades officially ...

Maintaining the security of your operating system has never been more important, as Windows continues to face attacks from ...

The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. But Microsoft ended the free Windows 10 upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users in 2016, one year after Windows 10 launched.

As the countdown to Windows 10 end of security support quickens, here’s how to upgrade to Windows 11 for free—without breaking any laws.