Windows 10 upgrade is still free if you have a valid Windows 7 or 8.1 product key John Callaham 3 Aug 2016 People who still want to get Windows 10 for free can take advantage of a loophole that allows users to get the OS if they already have a valid product key for Windows 7 or 8.1.
Well, Microsoft’s free upgrade offer for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users ended a few years ago. But, the good thing is that you can still upgrade your Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free. So, technically you can upgrade to a new version without spending any money.
Is Windows 10 better and faster than Windows 7?
Surface Pro 1:. Runs 2x-3x faster than 8/8.1.. Manages RAM better, especially when down to > 10% of physical capacity. Disk access is higher; I suspect because of more aggressive background processes in this OS. Battery life/management/efficiency appears to have gone up by 1.5x. Overall, the machine feels much more responsive with 10.
A frequent question we ran across in our research was “How is Windows 10 better than Windows 7?”.
Windows OS ranking as of 2019 :. Windows 7, don’t own a PC without it installed, at least on dual boot aside OEM-forced 10 or 8.1.. Windows XP SP3, in case you have a Core 2 era or lower spec PC. Windows 8.1, got many drawbacks and also has disk usage issues but still bet.
Is Windows 7 still considered better than Windows 10?
Tl;dr No, as of 2018 Windows 7 is not better than Windows 10, if it ever was. Early on in 2015 Windows 7 was superior to Windows 10 but not by a wide margin. It was a mature operating system that ran software well, in a predictable manner and was more stable than Windows 10.