Microsoft reveals 29th July Windows 10 release date

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Windows 10 will be with us in less than two months. Microsoft today announced the official release date of the next edition of its OS: 29th July.

On that day, Windows 10 will be available as a free upgrade to all owners of Windows 7 or 8.1 (an offer which will be available for one year from that day). Upgrades can be reserved in advance “in the coming weeks”.

Windows 10 is a simultaneous release across Windows computers, tablets and smartphones. Microsoft says that, once a device is upgraded to Windows 10, it will keep it current for “the supported lifetime of the device” at no extra cost.

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While Windows 10 has been available in various pre-release builds over the past few months, these are full of bugs and non-final features. Microsoft now has just two months to iron all that out and deliver a finished, polished product – something that, as anyone who remembers the Windows Vista launch will tell you, isn’t a given even for a company of Microsoft’s size and resources.

Even so, the coming of a new iteration of the world’s most popular and best-known PC operating system is sure to generate a lot of excitement. Get in the mood by checking out our preview of Windows 10, and our piece on the pre-release version’s best and worst traits.

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