Upgrading from windows 8.1 to windows 10

[bapiwin8]

Hello,

I have a pc which is in windows 8.1.
Some how since my windows 8.1 was running smoothly i didn't
upgrade to windows 10. A big mistake.

Will it be possible to upgrade from windows 8.1 to 10 now for free?
It is a old computer so I would like to upgrade it for free.

If answer is yes can you guide me how to do that please?

Thanks in advance.

 

[davehc]

Can you post the specs of your pc please. As you say it is old, it may not be snæe to upgrade it

 

[bapiwin8]

Mr. Dave,
Thank you very much Sir. Happy new year to you and your family.

Details:
Dell Inspiron 3542
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4030U CPU @ 1.90GHz, 1900 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
System Type x64-based PC
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A04, 8/5/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.8
Embedded Controller Version 0.04
BIOS Mode UEFI
Hard Drive : 512 GB
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.91 GB
Available Physical Memory 873 MB
Total Virtual Memory 8.41 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.41 GB
Page File Space 4.50 GB

Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Looking forward to your recommendations.

Thank you
Bapi

 

[davehc]

Well, the specs can cope ok. But, there is no longer a free upgrade.
Godd news (maybe), is that I have experienced a couple of instances where users in your situation have contacted MS by telephone, and gave been given the option to upgrade free of charge. See if it works for you

 

[sjoblom]

Yes, there is still a way to upgrade for free.
I've done it several times on my older PC:s and it works. Follow this info, its verified Dec 20th 2022.

Can you still get a Windows 10 upgrade for free?

Microsoft kept giving away free upgrades to Windows 10 on old hardware for more than eight years. The upgrades officially ended in 2023, but I've seen scattered reports that it still works for some people. So, do you feel lucky?

www.zdnet.com