I tried windows 10 and was thoroughly repulsed. Keep it. You've now messed up your track record of gettng it right every other attempt.

WinXP(yes),Vista(No!!), Win7(yes!),Win8.1(no), Win10(No!!)

Windows 7 until I die. Probably.

Does that mean post-july 29th, windows 7 will start working properly again? No more windows 10 spam dialogue?
Hurrah!

because Microsoft want everyone on Windows 10

Problem is windows 10 messes up most at and aac software. But good freebie though heat added

I have spent all night updating my daughters laptop then found out i missed the upgrade deadline. So thanks instaling right now.

Does that mean post-july 29th, windows 7 will start working properly again? No more windows 10 spam dialogue?
Hurrah!

Might install a copy of Win 8.1 I have lying around on to my old Vista PC!
...worth a punt :wink:
Nice find.

What assistive technologies are eligible for the extension?

We are not restricting the free upgrade offer to specific assistive technologies. If you use assistive technology on Windows, you are eligible for the free upgrade offer.

Assistive Computer Technology is any piece of equipment that is customized to make life easier for a person who has a disability.

The personal computer (PC) can be the backbone of independence for millions of individuals with sensory, physical, and learning disabilities.

Many people with disabilities face a variety of challenges in terms of providing computer input, interpreting output and reading documentation. For persons with disabilities, the keyboard, mouse, and monitor are of prime concern so adaptive hardware and software have been developed to provide alternatives.

Screen reader programs such as JAWS or HAL are designed to allow even totally blind people to use the computer. They convert the text and icons to speech so one can use a computer without needing to see the monitor.

Accessible computer equipment and PC access aids can make it easier for computer users to use word processing programs, surf the Internet, and send email, but they can also help non-computer users handle many non-computer tasks.

Any system that aids individuals who are not independent verbal communicators is known as an augmentative communication system. The system can include speech, gestures, sign language, symbols, synthesized speech, dedicated communication aids or microcomputers.

Examples of Assistive Computer Technology Include:
•Optical character recognition (OCR) software systems are used to scan printed materials directly into the PC to accommodate many types of disabilities.
•Screen readers are software programs that provide either speech or Braille output, and are commonly employed by persons who are blind or visually impaired.
•Non-assistive computer programs like electronic mail and instant messaging empower individuals with hearing-related impairments to communicate over the Internet.
•Magnification software enlarges text and graphics displayed on PC monitors. Magnification programs are widely used by persons with poor vision or who have difficulty reading.

Common keyboard input modifications include:
•Adapted keyboards,
•on-screen keyboards,
•alternative communication programs,
•voice recognition.

Voice recognition and dictation systems are powerful assistive technologies that allow persons with disabilities to control a computer and dictate documents verbally using spoken commands.

Most computer vendors support persons with disabilities by incorporating accessibility utilities into operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, and UNIX. PCs equipped with assistive technology permit individuals to function independently at school, work, and home, and allow access to great quantities of information from diverse sources such as compact disks, networks, electronic mail, instant messaging, the World Wide Web, and other Internet resources.

Microsoft should have followed up that sentence with a couple of winking emojis :wink::wink: