Calm down! Microsoft has announced that, denying the rumors, gossip, and confusion caused in recent hours, upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11 will continue to be free. The company explains the situation and explains what happened that caused the news to start circulating alarmingly across the internet.
A few hours ago, Microsoft published a message in which it once again pressured users who are still on Windows 10 to upgrade to Windows 11. This has become so common that we've gotten used to it. However, that latest message included an unexpected warning: "Free upgrade to Windows 11 (For a limited time only)." That set off all the alarm bells. Had Microsoft decided to sneakily announce that free upgrades were ending?
It was all a mistake
Of course, the news spread like wildfire. Everyone was clutching their heads, thinking that Microsoft had decided to use this letter as a way to pressure users, many of whom still haven't upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11. After all, the company might think that if they issued an ultimatum like this to the community, users would upgrade their computers to Windows 10 as an alternative to having to end up paying. It wouldn't be that strange, though it would have been a somewhat unexpected technique, especially if it had been announced in such a subtle way.
However, as we mentioned, Microsoft has already stated that this was a mistake. Therefore, the company has deleted the news item where it mentioned this, and even when trying to access it, the link has disappeared. In its message, Microsoft apologized for the error its team made in making this post and has committed, as it has already done, to rectify the information. It also states that the upgrade system from Windows 10 to Windows 11 will not change and will continue as it has been offered until now.
Is it possible for the situation to change?
Some people aren't entirely convinced by what's happened in recent hours. Where did the idea about the end of free upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11 come from? It may be a mix-up in internal reporting, but it's also hard to imagine how they got into that situation. Was this possibility being discussed internally? Was it just a mistake when entering the information? Or do they have an AI writing the texts and, as we've already seen, made a mistake when publishing the news?
