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IN THIS CHAPTER

Crushing Windows 10 rumors that just aren’t true

Understanding the various versions of Windows 10

Narrowing your choices

Determining whether you have 32 bit or 64 bit

Permit me to dispel two rumors, right off the bat. Windows 10 isn’t exactly free. And it isn’t the last version of Windows.

You probably heard either or both of those rumors from well-regarded mainstream publications, and what you heard was wrong.

Here are the facts:

 From July 29, 2015 (when Win10 RTM was released) to July 29, 2016, you could upgrade from a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 for free. At the time this book went to press, you can’t, although hope springs eternal. For the latest info on free or reduced-price upgrades, drop by www.AskWoody.com.If you’re building a new PC, you have to buy Windows 10. And if you buy a new PC with Windows 10 preinstalled, the PC manufacturer (probably) paid for Windows 10.

 Microsoft may drop the numbering system, in which case Windows 10 would be simply Windows, but there will always be version numbers associated with each release. I tell you how to find yours in this chapter. The number 10 is, was, and always will be a marketing fantasy.