Upgrading Windows 8

Question

Hello, im trying to install windows 10 from "windows 10 media creation tool" from this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 but i also saw the requirements from this link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-system-requirements-6d4e9a79-66bf-7950-4 and i notice that you need windows 8.1 KB 2919355 but the support already ended for windows 8.1 so i tried downloading it manually in this link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/install-the-windows-8-1-update-kb-2919355-b189a9bd-0b33-f4a4-2092-4a5be0ebcb61 but my laptop can't seem to find this kb 2919355 anywhere in windows update i even checked my os and its windows 8. does anyone know what to do?

Answer 1

Hello, im trying to install windows 10 from "windows 10 media creation tool" from this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 but i also saw the requirements from this link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-system-requirements-6d4e9a79-66bf-7950-4 and i notice that you need windows 8.1 KB 2919355 but the support already ended for windows 8.1 so i tried downloading it manually in this link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/install-the-windows-8-1-update-kb-2919355-b189a9bd-0b33-f4a4-2092-4a5be0ebcb61 but my laptop can't seem to find this kb 2919355 anywhere in windows update i even checked my os and its windows 8. does anyone know what to do?

1. The free upgrade to 10 was finally finished last year.
2. And Microsoft no longer sells Windows 10.
3. That is not the upgrade from 8 > 8.1 link you posted.
4. Read through this link to get to 8.1, which is also unsupported.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-81-will-not-install-i-keep-getting-an/dfc6c716-2f1c-496a-ad48-702ddb2b62c6

Answer 2

so i can still upgrade to 8.1 right? if i can ive been following this tutorial here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICGl54acgtg and i can't find a format in the region page in control panel like its blank just nothing, im looking at it right now here look
why is there no format? the tutorial needs a format so i can keep my apps and files and settings but no format i have my parents files and apps here so i don't want them to lose files and apps.

Answer 3

So you mean i can't get windows 10 for free now?

The free upgrade officially ended in 2016.

But there was a loophole that Microsoft finally closed in 2023.

So no, it is finished.

Answer 4

So you mean i can't get windows 10 for free now?