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ZDNet has some instructions how to update Windows 7 to 10 for free (still) We have endeavoured to describe the pathway for free or inexpensive updates for your convenience. |
Ad of Nov 2022, Theatre Manager still runs on Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit.
Microsoft end of life for Windows 7 was January 14, 2020. We will do best efforts to support it but it is not guaranteed. |
For those who are not for profits, Techsoup has very inexpensive Windows 10 updates. Before buying, make sure that the product is windows 10 pro - licensing is not always clear on the Techsoup web site because Microsoft is not always clear.
For those who are a little more adventurous, Microsoft offered FREE Windows 10 updates (from Win 7 and Win 8.1) through to 2016. Apparently (with a little elbow grease) you can still get those updates for free and obtain valid licences.
ZDNET details how this can be done with success reported as of October 29, 2018. |
Microsoft has a support page on the steps to Change Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro if you wish. After reading the instructions, it is apparently only getting a new product key.
Here are the links to obtain the latest Windows Standard Server from techsoup