Rellik Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 My old PC is still using win 8. How do I upgrade, or just go buy it at Best Buy and go from there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 15, 2023 Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2023 17 minutes ago, Rellik said: My old PC is still using win 8. How do I upgrade, or just go buy it at Best Buy and go from there? I believe Microsoft stopped selling new licenses for Windows 10 in January. There are some third-party routes to buy a Win 10 license, but be careful who you choose. Some of the companies selling those licenses are shady as hell and you might get burned. You can still download it and install it without a license though, I believe. When you run it unactivated, things like the ability to customize the desktop background and extraneous crap like that is locked, but the core functions still work. Here is a download link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Come over to the dark side. We only want your soul. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rellik Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Eric said: I believe Microsoft stopped selling new licenses Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rellik Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 7 hours ago, Batesmotel said: Come over to the dark side. We only want your soul. Apple is a cult. You're gonna burn! 👹 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Batesmotel said: Come over to the dark side. We only want your soul. "It just twerks!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 15, 2023 Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2023 My current Mac is a Trash Can. And here it is nekkid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4494 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Eric said: My current Mac is a Trash Can. And here it is nekkid. 'Cause you can never have too many USB ports. Does it shred too?? LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 15, 2023 Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2023 37 minutes ago, GT4494 said: 'Cause you can never have too many USB ports. Does it shred too?? LOL That depends on where you stick your finger, I guess. I can tell you that it is a beast and an outstanding bit of engineering. Since the new Mac Pros were released, the price of these cylindrical powerhouses has been dropping steadily. They can be had used now for very reasonable money and they are a hell of a lot of bang for the buck. I paid less than $500 for an 8-core, 64gb ram, 1tb SSD unit, that was made in the last few months of their production. It is a real bargain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 A Win8 machine is ancient by technology standards. Personally I'd be looking for a new machine. That said, Best Buy would not be among my choice of locations to shop at. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 9:17 PM, Rellik said: My old PC is still using win 8. How do I upgrade, or just go buy it at Best Buy and go from there? Don't think your machine will accept a win 10 upgrade, better off going back to win 7 which is much more stable than win 8. Might be time to look for a new computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Windows 8 should upgrade just fine to 10 as long as the license is valid. According to this, as of Dec 2022 it is still free but I have my doubts. I would give it a go since you're on life support anyhow. https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/ Hope it works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 8 may not upgrade. 8.1 might, as long as the machine is capable. Going to 10 now is kinda after the nick of time. I like 10 and 11, but 10 was easier to find things. They work much the same, and I don't use any of the "upgrades" for the OS, but too late to return to 10. In reality your machine may not handle the new OS very well. Probably best to start from scratch, since 10 was supposed to be the end all. LOL It does take some extra RAM and processer speed to work it's best. Those used now didn't exist, at least in current form, when 8.1 came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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