PC manufacturers get a good deal and pay less than normal Windows users do for those licenses.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. But, if you're looking to upgrade from Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, it makes a lot more sense to buy a new computer that comes with Windows 10 for a few hundred bucks rather than spend $120 on a Windows 10 Home license to upgrade an old PC. It's not really free because the manufacturer has to pay for the Windows license. Of course, you can also just buy a new PC that comes with Windows 10. But these methods should cover you pretty well.
Unfortunately, other free offers-like the Accessibility offer from Microsoft-are now over. However, you can upgrade any edition of Windows 10 to the Enterprise edition if you have a key. This evaluation copy comes with the extra features built into Windows 10 Enterprise, so it's also a convenient way to test these Enterprise features. It's designed for organizations to evaluate Windows 10 Enterprise.
It will continue working for 90 days-about three months. You can also head to Microsoft's website and download a 90-day evaluation version of Windows 10 Enterprise.
