When first announced, Anytime Upgrade enabled users to purchase a digital license from an online merchant to upgrade their edition of Windows Vista. Overview Windows Vista version Īll editions of Windows Vista (excluding Enterprise) are stored on the same retail and OEM optical media-a license key for the edition purchased determines which edition is eligible for installation. After this announcement, various technology-related outlets reported that Anytime Upgrade would enable users to upgrade to successive editions.
On February 26, 2006, Microsoft announced the editions of Windows Vista to be released to retail and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Windows Anytime Upgrade was in development prior to the development reset of Windows Vista, then known by its codename "Longhorn." A preliminary version of the feature can be seen in build 4093. However, if the user got an upgrade key before the discontinuation date, the tool still works on Windows 7.Ī preliminary version of Anytime Upgrade in Windows Vista build 4093 Support for this feature was discontinued on October 31, 2015. In Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 it was rebranded as Add Features to Windows and was used to purchase an upgrade license for the Pro edition or to add Windows Media Center to an existing Pro installation. Windows Anytime Upgrade is included in Windows 7 to allow users to upgrade to Windows 7 editions. Prices for upgrades purchased through Windows Anytime Upgrade were lower than prices for upgrades purchased at retail. Windows Anytime Upgrade ( Add Features to Windows) is a discontinued service by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista that facilitated upgrades across successive editions of Windows Vista. Discontinued service by Microsoft Windows Anytime Upgrade
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