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How to Keep Using Your Current Windows Version and Still Get Windows 10 After July 29

May 16, 2016

The opportunity to take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10 ends on July 29, 2016. But what if you are not quite ready to upgrade and don't want to pay for the upgrade at a later time? Not a problem. ZDNet describes the process to claim your upgrade and continue to use your current Windows version. You start the process by making sure you backup your current Windows installation. Next you upgrade your system to Windows 10. After the upgrade, you activate the installation. This will generate a Windows 10 license certificate and store it with your installation ID and version that was activated. You then temporarily undo the upgrade and restore your prior version of Windows. This means you can then reactivate your Windows 10 installation any time in the future. For me, I'll probably create a forensic image of my system (because I can) as my backup.

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