Can You Still Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10?
In this video tutorial, I test that theory out and see if I can upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and complete product activation.
Microsoft has now officially ended support for Windows 7. Continuing to run Windows 7 on your computer means that you are vulnerable to security risks, viruses and you will no longer receive updates for your operating system. Microsoft wants Windows 7 users to either purchase a full license of Windows 10 or purchase a new computer with Windows 10 already installed on it. According to rumours, the activation server is still running that would allow Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10 for free for one year after the launch of Windows 10. In this video tutorial, I test that theory out and see if I can upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and complete product activation. Disclaimer: I'm going through this process for purely educational and entertainment purposes only. The main laptop that I use day to day runs an entirely legitimate copy of Windows 10 that came with my PC. If you decide to follow these steps in the video on your own Windows 7 PC, you do so at your own risk.
Download the Windows 10 Installation Media Tool:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Windows 7 Support Announcement:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/4057281/windows-7-support-ended-on-january-14-2020
Captivate 2019 - All the Ways to Get it
In this video tutorial, I show you all the purchase and upgrade paths for Adobe Captivate 2019 release. This includes the not well-known method you can get Captivate 2019 for free if you recently purchased 2017 release…
In this video tutorial, I show you all the purchase and upgrade paths for Adobe Captivate 2019 release. This includes the not well-known method you can get Captivate 2019 for free if you recently purchased 2017 release.
Captivate 9 - Still Relevant
I'm seeing several people on the Adobe eLearning Community and my own YouTube channel who are upset that they don't qualify for the complimentary upgrade to Adobe Captivate 2017. You would qualify for the complimentary upgrade if you purchased Adobe Captivate 9 very recently...
I'm seeing several people on the Adobe eLearning Community and my own YouTube channel who are upset that they don't qualify for the complimentary upgrade to Adobe Captivate 2017. You would qualify for the complimentary upgrade if you purchased Adobe Captivate 9 very recently. I don't have the exact time frame in front of me but it's approximately 1 month or less. You can check your eligibility here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/upgrade-policy-product-announcement.html
When I purchased Captivate 7, I did so very late in the Captivate 7 product life cycle. So late in fact that less than 30 days after I purchased version 7, Captivate 8 was launched. I reached out to the Adobe eLearning team and asked if I would be eligible to receive a complimentary license upgrade. I was pleased to learn that I was and former eLearning evangelist Pooja Jaisingh arranged to get me a new license key for version 8.
If you fall outside of the eligibility, please remember that if you are using Adobe Captivate 9 or even Adobe Captivate 8 you still have an incredible piece of software that is capable of producing some amazing eLearning. Sure there are some great new features in Captivate 2017 and I'm looking forward to using most of them. Several of my clients will not be ready for Captivate 2017 for some time. I will continue to develop content for them in Captivate 9 as I need to maintain compatibility with the software that they are still using. Try not to fret too much.