But before we show you how to force your computer to get a free Windows 10 upgrade on day one, you have to make sure you meet all requirements for that. First and foremost, your computer needs to run a genuine copy of either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1. And, you must have all the previous updates installed from Windows Update. Also make sure that you have reserved your free copy of Windows 10 through Get Windows 10 button on your taskbar.
If you meet these requirements, you’re good to go. So, to force your computer to receive a free upgrade to Windows 10, follow these steps:
- Go to Windows Update and make sure you are set to install updates automatically
- Navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder and delete everything from it (don’t worry, it won’t damage your system)
- Now right click on the Start button and open Command Prompt (Admin)
- Enter the following command and press Enter:
- wuauclt.exe /updatenow
- Wait a couple of minutes and check for updates in Windows Update. You should see Windows 10 being downloaded on your PC.
- After the download is finished, it will start ‘Preparing for installation…,” wait until this is finished and you can install Windows 10 normally.
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