I have an HP desktop PC that came preloaded with Windows 7 and Office. I've noticed that this site separates windows 10 questions from any other software but one of my main concerns is if I will lose my existing Office when I do the upgrade.
I've found an article dated as recently as September that says if you have 7 or 8 on your computer, you can still upgrade through Microsoft for free...
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-get-windows-10-for-free/
1) I am worried (if this is still an option) that if I do it, I will no longer have the MS Office suite that came preloaded. I hate the very concept of Office 365 and its monthly fee to use and I do not do anything on the cloud. I've looked into buying Office and its nearly as much money as a clean new version of Windows 10 (From Walmart I found a Windows 10 Home for $129 and the Office is like $109). How can they justify that price for a program being nearly as much as an entire operating system?
2) I also recently purchased a brand new HP laptop with 10 already on it, but again it wants me to activate or purchase the subscription to 365. I've read a lot about these "account keys" you can purchase online, but I've also read they are all mostly scams and are not legit....if you buy one, you may be able to use it for a time then when MS catches on, you can no longer use your Office. Grrrr. BTW, I've tried Libre and it always changes the formatting of my existing Word documents when I use it to open them on the laptop.
First thing first though...I hope question 1 falls within the purvue of this sepcific forum...Can I still use the free upgrade for my PC and will I lose that version of Office already on it?
As for question 2: do I need to post questions regarding MS Office on the specific forum for Office products or can you answer that here?
Any help and/or referrals to legitimate sites would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I've found an article dated as recently as September that says if you have 7 or 8 on your computer, you can still upgrade through Microsoft for free...
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-get-windows-10-for-free/
1) I am worried (if this is still an option) that if I do it, I will no longer have the MS Office suite that came preloaded. I hate the very concept of Office 365 and its monthly fee to use and I do not do anything on the cloud. I've looked into buying Office and its nearly as much money as a clean new version of Windows 10 (From Walmart I found a Windows 10 Home for $129 and the Office is like $109). How can they justify that price for a program being nearly as much as an entire operating system?
2) I also recently purchased a brand new HP laptop with 10 already on it, but again it wants me to activate or purchase the subscription to 365. I've read a lot about these "account keys" you can purchase online, but I've also read they are all mostly scams and are not legit....if you buy one, you may be able to use it for a time then when MS catches on, you can no longer use your Office. Grrrr. BTW, I've tried Libre and it always changes the formatting of my existing Word documents when I use it to open them on the laptop.
First thing first though...I hope question 1 falls within the purvue of this sepcific forum...Can I still use the free upgrade for my PC and will I lose that version of Office already on it?
As for question 2: do I need to post questions regarding MS Office on the specific forum for Office products or can you answer that here?
Any help and/or referrals to legitimate sites would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.