Even if you decided to hold off on upgrading to Windows 10, the files for the operating system could still be on your PC.
Apparently, regardless of whether or not someone opted out of reserving a free copy of Microsoft's OS, the company will still push the necessary installation files to an eligible PC. That is, provided they've set up automatic updates.
One of the Inquirer's own readers reached out to shed some light on the matter, revealing they'd found a hidden Windows 10-specific folder on their machine that was taking up about 6GB of space. And every time the PC was booted, the OS would try to install itself. Following this, the Inquirer asked Microsoft to comment, to which the company revealed that is has, in fact, been downloading Windows 10 to certain PCs since its July 29 launch:
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Apparently, regardless of whether or not someone opted out of reserving a free copy of Microsoft's OS, the company will still push the necessary installation files to an eligible PC. That is, provided they've set up automatic updates.
One of the Inquirer's own readers reached out to shed some light on the matter, revealing they'd found a hidden Windows 10-specific folder on their machine that was taking up about 6GB of space. And every time the PC was booted, the OS would try to install itself. Following this, the Inquirer asked Microsoft to comment, to which the company revealed that is has, in fact, been downloading Windows 10 to certain PCs since its July 29 launch:
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