The tech company had previously put an offer of providing free Windows 10 to people running Windows 7, 8.1 and pirated copies of the Microsoft's OS. (Photo: Associated Press) 
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The tech company had previously put an offer of providing free Windows 10 to people running Windows 7, 8.1 and pirated copies of the Microsoft's OS. (Photo: Associated Press) Microsoft has decided to pull its hands from pirates and has announced that it will not provide free upgradation of Windows 10 for them.
The world's biggest technology company had previously put an offer of providing free Windows 10 to people running Windows 7, 8.1 and pirated copies of the Microsoft's OS.
Users of pirated Windows OS will now have to pay for the upgrade.
Microsoft also said it is planning to run some attractive Windows 10 upgrade offers that will allow people with pirated copies to move to an official version, but till consumers have to wait.
The company explained that they will display a watermark on the desktop informing people when they're running a pirated copy of Windows 10, but no other major obstacle other than this.
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