Don't want to fork over $30 for a one-year subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates? Microsoft is offering a ...

Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10 over the summer, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users have been pressured to upgrade to the latest version of the operating system.

If you do nothing, the new feature update will eventually download and install automatically, based on your Windows Update settings. Also: Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade.

Those options include syncing settings to the cloud to receive a year of Windows 10 security updates for free or paying $30 ...

Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise will receive additional update controls in the Settings app. These will allow to set policy-based deferrals to updates, that is without requiring Group Policy tweaks.

To get free security updates for Windows 10 for an extra year after the October end-of-life deadline, Microsoft says you need ...