We will explain to you what kind of licenses you can buy Windows 10 and where you can do it, so that if you want to activate Windows on a new computer, do not have problems to do so. We are going to explain both the normal and conventional Windows licenses, as well as tell you about those others that you can get for just 10 or 15 euros.
Let’s focus on Windows 10 licenses you can buy as a home user, since there are many others for areas such as business or educational for which you will have to contact Microsoft directly. Therefore, the idea is to make the article short but as simple and complete as possible.
User licenses for Windows 10
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We are going to start with the small list in which we are going to explain what they are the three main licenses of Windows 10. They are those that you will be able to buy as a user without any problem, and each of them has different characteristics. Then, we will tell you how you can buy them easily.
- Windows 10 Home: This is the basic license for Windows 10 user, in which you have access to all the main functions of the operating system, although some more advanced features are left out. In any case, all the news that arrive and are announced in each new Windows 10 update are generally those aimed at these home users.
- Windows 10 Pro: This is the Windows 10 professional license, more expensive but also more options. As we saw in our comparison, it is prepared for computers with more than 128 GB of RAM, which are not domestic but professional, and it has more options for group work such as remote desktop and many options aimed at the business world.
- Windows 10 Pro for Workstations: It is a professional license even more focused on small companies. It improves everything that the Pro version offers, but with a more error-resistant file system and management of large volumes of data, persistent memory to be faster accessing data, or the possibility of running high-performance device configurations with greater hardware compatibility.
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To buy any of these three licensesYou just have to go to the official Microsoft page for it. On this page of the Microsoft Store you can buy them for their original price, which is 145 euros for Windows 10 Home, 259 euros for Windows 10 Pro, and 439 euros for Windows 10 Pro for Workstations.
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These official licenses you will also be able to buy in other online stores, for example in Amazon, in PcComponentes or in Fnac. They have to be the Microsoft licenses to be the normal ones, which although it says that they can only be used on one device, normally you will be able to use it on several computers where you use the same Microsoft account. Sometimes these stores may have a slightly lower price.
There are other versions of Windows 10, which exceed more than 12 different editions, such as Education, business, or Windows 10 S. In these cases, they are not licenses that are usually sold to end usersInstead, it is the companies or institutions that have to contact Microsoft in order to acquire them.
Super cheap OEM licenses
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In the world of software and hardware there is a concept, that of OEM products. Windows 10 also has OEM licenses, and They are those that you can buy in some online stores for just 10 or 15 euros, about 10 times less than its original price. Best of all, is that they are perfectly official and legitimate licensesYou just have to keep a few things in mind about them.
The OEM version of Windows is one that has been created exclusively for computer manufacturers. They are those licenses that are used in the computers and laptops that you buy with Windows pre-installed. But despite being aimed at manufacturers, end users can also buy them in stores like Amazon or other digital markets such as G2A.
OEM or “retail” licenses are designed so that can only be used to activate Windows on a single computer. If you buy a full license, when you change computers you can continue using it, but with these low-cost licenses you will not be able to use them on other devices.
Those who sell these licenses tend to acquire them in ways that are not always appropriate. However, for the user, it will not be a problem for you to buy and use them with your computer, although if it is a tower and you change essential components such as the motherboard, Windows could recognize it as another computer and the license could stop working. function.
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