Microsoft reiterates no Windows 10 free upgrade for Non-Genuine users
 

The definitive statement is in: Microsoft will not be offering consumers who are running Non-Genuine versions of Windows 7 and 8.1 a free upgrade to Windows 10 for the first year the operating system is available.

A May 15 blog post on "Genuine Windows and Windows 10" from Microsoft Operating System Group Chief Terry Myerson stated the policy in the least ambiguous language Microsoft has used yet in explaining the situation.

Back in March, following a Reuters report claiming that Myerson said Microsoft would offer those running Non-Genuine Windows the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 10 in the first year for free, Microsoft execs were working overtime to clarify what they claimed was a misunderstanding of the company's stance.

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