Windows 10: Microsoft working on the upgrade system, to encourage pirates to go legal

Microsoft had its most important operating system launch on 29 July. Since then it has been pursuing its journey towards a billion downloads over the next 2-3 years. According to data shared by Microsoft during its Windows 10 event earlier this month, Windows 10 is now installed on over 110 million devices. Effectively, Windows 10 reached the 100 million milestone in 10 weeks straight. If that seemed aggressive, Microsoft might just give some additional push to encourage legal downloads of Windows 10. Since users on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 can upgrade to Windows 10, a system check is performed to evaluate the authenticity of the installation. In a post on the official Windows blog, Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft said, they have observed that some users wanting to switch to Windows 10 have upgraded from “non-genuine” or pirated copies of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. The report adds that some users found ‘very creative ways to still force an upgrade to Windows 10.’ It adds that some of the users even managed to buy genuine Windows 10 activation from the Windows Store. Since Microsoft has an aggressive target at hand – of reaching a billion downloads over the next couple of years, every user counts. The company seems to want to find a way of bringing in users of pirated Windows versions and give them an opportunity to simply buy a legal Windows key and become a user of genuine Windows 10. The trial would begin in the US, and Microsoft plans to roll it out in other markets as well. In the early days of Windows 10, we had mentioned why Microsoft should embark on such a move to push for aggressive adoption rates of its most important release till date.