I know people who installed Windows 7 on a brand-new PC because they never felt the need to upgrade their OS. There are several reasons why people prefer using Windows 7 over Windows 10.

However, some newer games won’t run on Windows 7, and DirectX 12 support is limited. Many old games experience compatibility issues on Windows 10. You should see that Windows 10 is activated but if not, you can click the Activate button to complete the process.Windows 7 is enough for gaming, especially if you prefer to play older games.

Check the activation status of your system by opening Settings, heading to Update & Security and then looking in the Activation section.

Before long, you will have Windows 10 installed.

Following the on-screen instructions to upgrade your operating system.

Launch the tool and select the Upgrade this PC now option.

Download the Windows Media Creation tool from the Microsoft website.

You can then use the following steps to earn yourself a free upgrade to Windows 10: In order to get a free upgrade, you need to be running a genuine, activated copy of either Windows 7 or Windows 8.x. When you consider the fact that Microsoft warned everyone back in mid-2015 that it would only be possible to upgrade to Windows 10 for free for a limited time after the release of the operating system, it is perhaps a little surprising that more than five-and-a-half years later there is still a route to a free upgrade.

Microsoft releases an off-schedule update to PowerToys.

Microsoft is making big changes to Settings in Windows 10.

Microsoft releases PowerToys v0.29 as the last build of 2020.

Win 7 to 10