Windows 8's $15 offer upgrade event is due to close on Thursday

Computer Store News: Users who purchased Windows 7 PCs in the US in the second half of last year can upgrade their systems through Microsoft Windows 8's $15 upgrade program, but this event will soon be closed on Thursday. Last year, in order to let Windows 8 use more consumers as soon as possible, Microsoft launched various preferential upgrade activities in many countries, including as of January 31, any Windows 7, Vista, XP users can be 39.99 US dollars. The price is upgraded to Win8 and so on.

Later, Microsoft also stipulated that users who purchased Windows 7 computers between June 2 and January 31 this year can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro at a price of $14.99. Although the purchase action has been closed last month, registration upgrades are still available, but the official deadline for the event is February 28th, which is Thursday. The upgrade registration process includes filling in the user's contact information, the brand and model of the Windows 7 PC purchased, the retailer, the date of purchase, etc. The registration process may also require the user to fill in the Windows 7 product key. After passing Microsoft's review, the user will receive an email with a promotional code and an upgrade link for Win8. After downloading the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, the upgrade process can be performed. For those who want to enjoy the offer but don't want to upgrade the system for the time being, just download the upgrade assistant, save the installation file to the USB device, or engrave it as a DVD, and then upgrade it at any time. After the promotion upgrade, the price of Windows 8 will be restored to the original, but student users can continue to enjoy more benefits.