[FAQ] “Get Windows 10” App and “Reserve Your Free Upgrade” Notification Icon

Recently we told you that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users can free upgrade to Windows 10 in the first year of launch. You can check out following topic for more details:

Windows 10 Upgrade Paths and List of Deprecated Features

Now to make the upgrade process easier, Microsoft has released a new update KB3035583 for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 users which will help Windows users in upgrading to Windows 10 when it becomes available.

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This new update installs a new application called “Get Windows 10” which shows a new White Windows Flag icon in notification area (system tray) of Taskbar. If you click on the icon, it launches “Get Windows 10” app.

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The application shows 6 informative pages about Windows 10 new features and upgrade process. Each page contains a button “Reserve your free upgrade” which actually allows you to reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10 so that you don’t need to remember the release date of Windows 10 and don’t need to download Windows 10 setup files yourself.

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Once you reserve the upgrade by clicking on the button, Windows will automatically download Windows 10 setup files when available and will show a notification to you once all the required files have been downloaded on your computer and Windows 10 is ready to install.

You can also enter your email ID so that Microsoft can send you an email notification about Windows 10 availability on your computer.

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Read more: [Guide] How to Free Upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8.1

Now a Few Things to Note and Remember!

1. This “Get Windows 10” app is purely optional. Do not consider it as a compulsory process to get free Windows 10 upgrade. Even if you don’t reserve your free Windows 10 upgrade using this app, you’ll still be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free as soon as it becomes available from July 29, 2015. This app has been created to check your computer system for compatibility issues and to help users in downloading and installing Windows 10 in their Windows 7 or 8.1 computers. That’s it.

The only difference between reserving Windows 10 upgrade using this app and not reserving it is that when you reserve the upgrade, Windows will automatically download Windows 10 setup files and will notify you to install Windows 10 in your system. But if you don’t reserve Windows 10 upgrade, you’ll have to manually download Windows 10 setup files and install Windows 10 yourself when available.

2. If you reserve your upgrade using this app, it’ll automatically start downloading Windows 10 setup files when available which will be around 3GB in size. So keep this in mind that it’ll take 3GB of your Internet connection bandwidth automatically.

3. You’ll get a notification only after Windows 10 setup files have been downloaded on your computer. The notification will ask you to install Windows 10 and you’ll be able to select whether you want to install Windows 10 immediately or schedule a good time in future.

4. If you reserved Windows 10 upgrade but later you want to cancel the reservation, you can do it by launching the app again and clicking on small Hamburger (3 lines) icon present at the top-left corner and then selecting “View confirmation” option.

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It’ll show you a message that your upgrade is reserved. Just click on “Cancel reservation” link and you are done.

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You can reserve Windows 10 upgrade again anytime using the same app.

5. If you don’t see the “Get Windows 10” icon in system tray, there might be several reasons such as following ones:

  • The required update KB3035583 has not been installed in your system.
  • Your computer is not running genuine Windows.
  • Your computer is not compatible with Windows 10.

[Fix] “Get Windows 10” Upgrade App Icon is Missing in Taskbar

So this “Get Windows 10” app is not a new thing. Its a similar program as Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant or Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor programs which will help Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users in upgrading their computer systems to Windows 10. It has been released to automate the upgrade process as it’ll automatically download Windows 10 setup files for you and will also notify you to install Windows 10 in your computer.

So its your decision whether you want to reserve Windows 10 upgrade using this app or want to download and install Windows 10 manually.

NOTE: If you want to remove “Get Windows 10” app and its icon from Taskbar notification area, check out following tutorial:

How to Disable or Remove “Get Windows 10 Upgrade” App and Icon from Taskbar?

Microsoft Offers a Way to Prevent Automatic Windows 10 Upgrade on Windows 7

Also Check:

Things You Should Know and Do Before Upgrading to Windows 10

Published in: Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

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  1. I have install genuine windows 8.1.1 64bit and have KB3035583 but can’t see this icon for Win 10 in system tray?

  2. Be sure you have IE11 installed. I could not get the little icon to show up on my Windows 7 SP1 computer either. I never updated my IE10 to IE11 back in 2013. So today (6-09-15), I installed IE11 and then the option to reinstall KB3035583 was offered by Windows Update. After I reinstalled KB3035583, the little “Reserve Windows 10” icon came right on!!

  3. my windows 7 is showing the windows app in the notification area but wont open for me to reserve, what should i do????

  4. my windows 8.1 S L is updata KB 3035583 BUT can’t see this icon for win10 in system. please tell me what to do???????

  5. i reserved my free upgrade but since then i got a virus that required a fatory reset of my computer so the icon is no longer there…will this effect my free upgrade? do i need to somehow get the app back to get my upgrade?

  6. Hi, I have had the windows 10 upgrade icon visable for quite some time and have agreed to upgrade my windows 7 to windows 10. However since the release date the icon seems to have vanished and I can’t see how to begin the download??

  7. hey I have installed kb2952664 and KB3035583 but dotn see win 10 app in system tray … how can i fix it … please help me…

  8. I have registered my upgrade, but there is problem in opening the GET WINDOWS 10 APP. As soon as I click on the icon, the small window opens and closes in just few seconds. So I am not able to recognize the problem. Please help me out anyone.

  9. i want to update window 7 to Window 10. kindly tell me can i and please show me easy path so i can update

  10. i have reserved my windows 10 but i was not asked to write email id .. So how can i be notified ??

  11. I installed the trial version of Windows 10 but I have not had the upgrade yet.

    If this is not already being dealt with please can I reserve a free copy now. I bought my Lenovo with Windows 8 pre installed.

  12. I had the windows 10 icon but then i reset my laptop with all updates required but then now the icon has disappeared. what do i do to get it back.!?

  13. after getting reserved windows 10 . i have installed it in my PC from windows 7 to 10 but due to some reason i again go back to my previous version windows 7. If I again like to get windows 10 . may i get it or not?

  14. I have not seen reserve your windows 10 app. Could you please sent it?

    Thanks
    Varney Dolo Sr.

  15. To whom it may concern, I have followed all of the instructions, but upgrading to Windows 10 simply does not work. I is quite clear that the microsoft brand is not user friendly and creates more problems than it solves.. Attempting to download office home and student 2007 continues to be quite impossible in München, Germany was unfriendly, disinterested, and spoke so fast in German that I simply could not understand the German technical terms that I needed to understand to solve my problems. This is another example of a world corporation, which cares little for its customers. I do not believe that Microsoft cares one bit about this message and I’m quite sure that this commemt will be ignored.

  16. I have problem with the update of my windows 10. i cannot update the O.S. I’m receiving the following error code build… my computer restart every few hours. then my License is expire, but i install i genuine windows 7 then i update it to windows 10. I cannot update my windows 10

  17. Dealing with Win 10 is becoming a very large pain. The automatic update blows the system up and the MediaCreationTool is useless unless you reload some version so you came run Setup which usually fails, and it not a clean install.

  18. ive done every sinle step that was given on this site, Downloaded 50% and the download screen dissapeares. no luck using media creation tool, also every time i start up the media creation tool 9/10 times it gives me a error of startup failure

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