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Cheapest legit Windows 10 license?

SRLMJ23 said:
$200.00 for Windows 10 Pro, which is what I have installed, Microsoft can suck it!

I will go back to my copy of Windows 7 Enterprise, or Pro, which I have several keys for because I was once in MSDN. The keys never expire either, which is pretty cool.

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You do realize that you are supposed to get rid of the keys if you are not still paying for an MSDN right? You don't get to just keep those.

That being said, I really don't care but those aren't legit either. ;)
 
russell_314 said:
Dell used to have an OEM version of Windows where it checked the BIOS and if it was a Dell it would install Windows without activation. IIRC it was Windows 7 so maybe it didn't transfer all the way to Windows 10.
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Interesting, this is a Dell Inspiron desktop. I think the problem might be that when I bought this it came with Windows Vista, but because Windows 7 was so close to coming out, Dell would send you a free copy of Windows 7 upon release.

So tonight, when I resurrected this machine it had Windows 7 on it. However, instead of doing an upgrade to Windows 10, which might have let the Windows 7 license work, I did a clean install. Like I said earlier though, it is letting me do everything but "personalize" which is basically changing my desktop background, haha. I do not know how long it will let me do this, or if it will eventually lock me down, like XP used to do. If it does lock me down eventually, no big deal...this is really just a project I wanted to do, like I said before, add some more RAM, decent GPU, and an SSD. The processor (AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core 2.4GHz) in this machine is pretty damn good, so I will keep that for sure.

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daflake said:
You do realize that you are supposed to get rid of the keys if you are not still paying for an MSDN right? You don't get to just keep those.

That being said, I really don't care but those aren't legit either. ;)
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Honestly, I was not aware of that.

I figured since I paid for my MSDN subscription (which was not cheap) that whatever software/keys I got were indeed mine. I know you are just joking around, but I am keeping those damn keys for Windows 7 Enterprise & Pro, and Office, haha! ;)

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[doublepost=1555486208][/doublepost]I figured out how to activate mine using a little batch file trick. I do not think I can post it here as it violates the forum rules, but I am now fully activated, Windows 10 Enterprise. ;)

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Nobody so far has actually answered the OPs question, I too would like to where to get a legit copy of Windows 10 fairly cheap.
 
Washac said:
Nobody so far has actually answered the OPs question, I too would like to where to get a legit copy of Windows 10 fairly cheap.
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Because there is no good answer. If you want a legit copy of Windows, you pay full retail. There is nothing "cheap".

Home is $139 at Microsoft or Newegg. Makes little difference where you buy it, it will be the same price.
 
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daflake said:
Because there is no good answer. If you want a legit copy of Windows, you pay full retail. There is nothing "cheap".

Home is $139 at Microsoft or Newegg. Makes little difference where you buy it, it will be the same price.
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Windows 10 Pro is $190 plus tax on Newegg. Home would obviously be cheaper.

I paid $15 and some change with tax for Pro from Scdkey. This means if for some reason I had to reinstall Windows I could do it a dozen times before it was as expensive as from Newegg. I didn't use the key for few weeks and when I did with the default Windows install from Parallels it automatically upgraded to pro with the key.

If I didn't already buy a key I would test it without a key because from my understanding you can use Windows 10 indefinitely without the key. The only negative is you can't change the wallpaper or screen saver.
 
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daflake said:
Because there is no good answer. If you want a legit copy of Windows, you pay full retail. There is nothing "cheap".

Home is $139 at Microsoft or Newegg. Makes little difference where you buy it, it will be the same price.
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Thank you.
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russell_314 said:
Windows 10 Pro is $190 plus tax on Newegg. Home would obviously be cheaper.

I paid $15 and some change with tax for Pro from Scdkey. This means if for some reason I had to reinstall Windows I could do it a dozen times before it was as expensive as from Newegg. I didn't use the key for few weeks and when I did with the default Windows install from Parallels it automatically upgraded to pro with the key.

If I didn't already buy a key I would test it without a key because from my understanding you can use Windows 10 indefinitely without the key. The only negative is you can't change the wallpaper or screen saver.
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Thank you.
 
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If you have any Windows 7 or 8 keys, they will still work for Windows 10. I've used the same Windows 7 key for like 3 different machines and then upgraded to 10 and had them all activate without complaint.
 
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