How do i check if it's legit? If it belongs to me? And if i want same version for another pc will i have to buy the same version twice or just used the one in my account?
ELfaGeek
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If you downloaded W 10 from Microsoft's Windows 10 FREE Upgrade website, it is legit.
And, once you install it, it is yours. If another PC also meets ALL the Upgrade Requirements, it is also a free DOWNLOAD.
TIP: Windows 10 will automatically self-ACTIVATE, if you met all the UPGRADE Requirements. If your Upgrade fails, you did something wrong.
Anonymous
Once you do the download for Windows 10 its your if you read up on how to find and record the product key which has been hidden!
But as for the other computer once the free upgrade is over you will have to purchase if you haven't already done a free upgrade
And no you can't copy or transfer
brayden
You downloaded it only? Have you installed it yet? If you have not installed it yet, you need to do so if you want to take advantage of the free offer.
Once you install the free upgrade, it's yours free forever. The 29 Jul 16 expiration date you keep hearing simply means that people have until 29 Jul 16 to take advantage of this offer. It does NOT mean that your free copy of Win 10 suddenly becomes something you have to buy. There is a lot of misinformation being spewed by certain groups of people with respect to this date and they are trying to scare people into thinking they are suddenly going to have to pay for the Win 10 they have installed. The only people who will have to pay for Win 10 after 29 Jul 16 are people who have never installed the free upgrade.
So don't worry. You're good to go.
Chris
If you had a valid copy of Win 7, 8 or 8.1, then the upgrade to Win 10 is free until July 29, 2016. It's free for life.
If you want Win10 on a 2nd machine, install a legit Win 7 or 8 to it. You can get really cheap Win7 Ultimate licenses on ebay ($25), then upgrade to Win 10 Pro for free (value: $199, afaik)
chrisjbsc
Windows 10 has never been free. There is at present an offer of a free UPGRADE from a few previous versions (Win 7 SP1 and Win 8.1). This free upgrade offer runs out at the end of July.
However you got Windows 10 - whether by buying it, buying a new PC with it on, or upgrading to it from a legitimate earlier version, then it is yours for the life of the PC.
When you get a new PC, you will of course need to have a properly licensed version of Windows on it. EITHER the PC will come with it, or you will need to buy a license for it from www.microsoft.com/store.