I discovered that the script only works if updates KB3035583 and KB2976978 for Windows 8.1 are installed. Upon hearing that, I decided to do some more research. Since running the script, I have spoken to other IT professionals who have said that they could not get the script to work. After about a minute however, the script ended and the Get Windows 10 app appeared. When I reran the script using administrative credentials, it at first seemed that the script was once again stuck in an infinite loop. After taking a closer look at the script and the messages that were being displayed within the command prompt, it quickly became apparent that I had forgotten to run the script as an administrator. The first time that I tried running this script, the script got stuck in an infinite loop and did not appear to do anything. You can run the script by right clicking on it and selecting the Run as Administrator command from the shortcut menu. The script (which you can find here) must be entered into Notepad and then saved as a CMD file. If you are running Windows 8.1 then Microsoft provides a script that you can use to activate the Get Windows 10 app. The best course of action depends on whether your PC is running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update. If you have PCs on which the Get Windows 10 app is installed but not active then there are things that you can do to enable the app.

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