Q: I’m getting the “Get Windows 10″ alert on my computer in the bottom right-hand corner. Should I download it?

What you’re actually seeing is an invitation to reserve a copy of the Windows 10 upgrade when it becomes available, which isn’t until July 29.

Microsoft is taking a completely different approach with Windows 10; they want to encourage people to upgrade by making it free for the first year. Windows 8 was so poorly received that they needed to do whatever they could to keep users upgrading to their newer platform.

What’s Windows 10 about?