Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10, it's made the OS officially or unofficially available. Officially, you stopped being able to download or upgrade your system to Windows 10 on July 29, 2016.

In order to ensure a smooth roll-out and avoid slow download speeds, Microsoft is slowly releasing the free Windows 10 upgrade to users who qualify and have registered for the download. Waiting isn't ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

While rumors about Windows 12 are circulating the internet, as of October 2025, Windows 10 still accounts for 64% of the market share, making it the most popular and still widely used operating system ...

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Although Microsoft's July 29 deadline has expired, there's an easy way to get Windows 10 gratis -- provided you don't mind a little white internet lie. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Right now Windows 10 is gearing up to break Internet traffic records. Later today download speeds are expected to top 40 terabytes per second (that’s 40M megabytes per second) as millions of users ...