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Computer Help and Support

mahatmakanejeeves

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1. Thanks to your advice, I did this a year ago.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Fri Jan 1, 2021, 08:26 AM

Jan 2021

Im assuming it was you who posted this information about this time last year.

My neighbors threw out a laptop running Windows 7. The installation took a long time, and there were some bumps in the road. The laptop did, though, end up running Windows 10.

The upgrade was a freebie. I hope Microsoft never stops offering this.

Full disclosure: I own shares of Microsoft.

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