Tip: if you don’t have one, you can buy a legal copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8 at third part retailers for a fraction of the cost of a Windows 10 licence. There’s just one snag: you will need a legal copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8 to do this. Despite Microsoft ending its free Windows 10 upgrade offer to all users on July 30, 2016, the company has (in my opinion, knowingly) left open a loophole. Free Windows 10 upgrades are still available Gordon Kelly