What about the free upgrade?

[Massa9]

Being one of the few people still using WIndows 8 (not 8.1) i can't help but feel i should have waited another month or so and picked up a copy of Win 8.1.  Hearing that Windows 10 is a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1 users only , kind of gets me. I know i can use the Windows App Store to Update to 8.1, which should have been a service pack imo, but i am not a fan of not having the same Product key and no official way to get the physical Windows 8.1 media disk . Also After letting Windows do this app store update , made a mess of things.  I have read a few articles on "how to get the Windows 8.1 media disk after applying the Free 8 to 8.1 update " or some title resembling that.  Now, in 2015 surely there must be something i can do, let me know your thoughts on obtaining 8.1 ISO,Physical Media, Product Key while using Windows 8 pro . Also if there is an effective method let me know please

[Ralph Schaddelee]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

 

Not sure about the license code, but i heard that the windows 8 key since recently also works on windows 8.1 installations. 

[Sousuke]

Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade for any Windows 8 users, I bought a copy of Windows 8 Pro back when it was like £30 and its now running Windows 8.1 soon to be Windows 10.

[gampla]

I wouldn't trust windows 10 rumors are it allows your friends to access your wifi If you have facebook twitter or anyother social network but their friends can also get access to you wifi

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/30/windows_10_wi_fi_sense/

[Massa9]

Yeah, ok. I get it , mostly. The only part i am fuzzy on is re-installation. I am due for a fresh install soon, and i have already had a bit of activation flippery last summer. Reading only Microsoft words from their site or Windows Wizard or whatever it's called, it is very unclear . So maybe it is : Install Windows 8 from media disk  and activate  , update to 8.1, then activate again. Then I guess get a Windows 10 update and activate that.  

And I did get a new number for the 8.1 update, can't remember if it was the license number or product activation key. I had only used 8.1 for a week .