Microsoft is taking more aggressive steps in pushing users to upgrade to Windows 10. In an effort to entice more people still using Windows 7 and 8.1 to install their newest operating system, the company has now started offering it as a “Recommended Update.”

Back in October last year, Microsoft officials said that the company is going to intensify actions to ensure that Windows 7 and 8.1 users will move to Windows 10 in “early” 2016. The company’s promise commenced on Feb. 1.

“As we shared in late October on the Windows Blog, we are committed to making it easy for our Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 customers to upgrade to Windows 10,” said a Microsoft spokesperson.

They went on to say that they improved the experience for customers who previously reserved their upgrades.

It is worth pointing out that Windows 10 is not a compulsory update for users of Windows 7 and 8.1 so users can simply say no if they have no intentions of giving the new OS a shot. Users who have enabled the "Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates" will see the automatic update begin. 

Also, Microsoft offers an option to roll back to previous version of the OS within 31 days, in case one moves to Windows 10 (either intentionally or by accident) and ends up being unhappy with it.

This company’s move is yet another step to hit its goal of getting 1 billion Windows 10 users by 2017.

From the looks of it, the latest Windows OS appears to be more robust than it was in the past. It has even surpassed Windows XP as being the second most-used OS across the globe.

To date, the OS already runs on 200 million devices in the entire world. On top of that, data from Net Applications indicates that Windows 10 now has more than 11 percent market shares.

If your devices are still running on Windows 7 or 8.1, you may still give this OS a go at no cost until July 29.