By Mike McCarthy
With the announcement of Windows 10 earlier this year, the prices and official release date have been missing until the past two weeks. The official release date of the newest Microsoft operating system will be July 29th of this year. The announcement and pre-order icons are being sent to everyone eligible via Windows Update.
Recently announced were some of the features that will be cut when Windows 10 is installed on your system.
- Windows Media Player will be removed
- DVD Playback will require a third party program
- Windows 10 Home users updates will be automatic. Due to the fact that most Home users do not update their machines and leave themselves open to problems.
It’ll cost you $119 USD for Windows 10 Home and $199 USD for Windows 10 Pro.
This pricing comes via CNET and is only applicable to Windows users not eligible for the free upgrade from compatible versions of Windows 7 or Windows 8… or for anyone who doesn’t take advantage of the one-year upgrade window.
These prices are in line with the cost of purchasing equivalent versions of Windows 8.
Speaking of which, the free upgrade applies to an equitable version of Windows 10, meaning Windows 7/8.1 Home users can access a free upgrade to Windows 8 Home, while Windows 7/8.1 Pro users can freely jump to Windows 10 Pro.
If you choose to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro it will cost $99 USD.
We do not know the prices for outside the United States, but once we find out, we will update this article.