Yes, you can download the full version of Windows 11 for free if you have a compatible Windows 10 PC. Run Windows Update to upgrade to Windows 11 without any additional cost.

Microsoft had grown cocky after a handful of relatively trouble-free feature updates to Windows 10, and had even bragged about how quickly it was able to roll out those semi-annual feature updates.

Don't want to fork over $30 for a one-year subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates? Microsoft is offering a couple of ways to avoid the fee. But there is a catch.