Microsoft launches Windows 10, will be free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users

Microsoft really wants to make up for Windows 8 and it also wants holdouts move away from Windows 7 so it will be offering the latest, greatest Windows 10 OS for free as an upgrade for users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 8. Microsoft wants everyone to get on Windows 10 so the offer will be good for one year.

Microsoft also demoed how Windows 10 and XBox One will be more integrated, allowing any connected Windows 10 PC to play XBox one games remotely. Hit jump for the full details on today's announcement.

Here’s a look at some of the new experiences coming to Windows 10: 

Contana comes to PC and Tablet. The Cortana personal digital assistant will now be available on Windows 10 PCs and tablets to support people and help them get things done.

A new web experience for Windows 10. “Project Spartan,” the next generation browser offers the ability to annotate with keyboard or pen and share with friends, distraction-free reading mode and integration with Cortana to put the web to work

Xbox on Windows 10. Stream games directly from your Xbox One to Windows 10, play games with friends across devices and experience great graphics built using DirectX12.

Office for Windows 10: Office universal apps on Windows 10 deliver a consistent, touch-first experience across phone, tablet and PC. We’ll have more to share on the next version of the Office desktop suite in the coming months.

The world’s first holographic computing platform: Windows 10 enables developers to create holographic experiences in the real world, and the new Microsoft HoloLens is the first untethered holographic computer – no wires, phones or connection to a PC needed.

New Microsoft Surface Hub optimizes Windows 10 experiences for groups: Surface Hub takes advantage of Windows 10, Skype for Business and Office 365 to make every person – remote or onsite – feel like they’re in the same collaborative space.

“Windows 10 marks the beginning of the more personal computing era in the mobile-first, cloud-first world,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.

“Our ambition is for the 1.5 billion people who are using Windows today to fall in love with Window 10 and for billions more to decide to make Windows home.”