On Sale! Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro at $69.99... and get Windows 11 free later

[oldschool]

If you're interested in any of the benefits of Windows 10 Pro, here's a good looking deal!

Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro at a big discount now... and get Windows 11 free later

If you bought a computer with Windows 10 pre-installed, the chances are that it came with Windows 10 Home Edition. While this is fine for day-to-day stuff, it does -- fairly obviously -- lacks many of the feature of Windows 10 Pro.

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[Dave Russo]

An OEM key. Requires a clean install of Windows to use the key. Cannot be used to upgrade Home to Pro in-place using the existing factory OS image. If the system has a good bloatware-free factory image with useful software as part of that image, then using this key you lose it.

If you want to keep your factory OS image and retain downgrade rights from Pro back to Home, then you have to buy an upgrade-in-place key from the Microsoft Windows Store.

I have had a incidence, where after I did a restore on my computer it went back to its original Windows Home and I had to manually reinstall Windows Pro, just curious why would anyone want to retain rights go back to home version?

 

[jetman]

I think it used to be the case that you could buy a legitimate Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8 Pro disk cheaply from ebay and (by entering the code) your copy of Windows 10 Home instantly became Windows 10 PRO. No fresh install needed.

People on this forum will know more about this than me. Is the above true ??

 

[oldschool]

I think it used to be the case that you could buy a legitimate Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8 Pro disk cheaply from ebay and (by entering the code) your copy of Windows 10 Home instantly became Windows 10 PRO. No fresh install needed.

People on this forum will know more about this than me. Is the above true ??

I believe this is a variation of my case: I had W7 Pro on another laptop purchased from an independent PC repair place, upgraded to W10 and later transferred that license to my current laptop - which originally was W10 Home.

 

[enaph]

I think it used to be the case that you could buy a legitimate Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8 Pro disk cheaply from ebay and (by entering the code) your copy of Windows 10 Home instantly became Windows 10 PRO. No fresh install needed.

People on this forum will know more about this than me. Is the above true ??

Yes. I did that on my two Windows laptops. Both working without any problems.

 

[amirr]

I currently have a Windows 10 Pro installed on one PC. If I get a new PC, can I use my current Windows 10 Pro key for the new PC?
If not, how can I make it possible?

 

[roger_m]

If I get a new PC, can I use my current Windows 10 Pro key for the new PC?
If not, how can I make it possible?

Only if you've purchased a retail license for Windows 10 and aren't going to be using your old PC anymore. The same applies if you have a Windows 7 retail license, as you can still upgrade from Windows 7 for free.

 

[amirr]

Thank you, Roger. Yes, its retail key, not an OEM. I also have Win 7 retail key. So Windows 8 and 7 key can still be used to activate Windows 10 and 11?
I will be using my current Win10 key to activate Win 11.
I was thinking maybe I need to use this guide: How To Uninstall Your Windows Product Key Before You Sell Your PC

 

[roger_m]

I also have Win 7 retail key. So Windows 8 and 7 key can still be used to activate Windows 10 and 11?

Yes they can.

 

[Dark Knight]

What a scam ...... smh

1. IF you have to purchase a copy of Windows 10 you can get it MUCH cheaper than $69 , I had to buy it for one pc I own and got it for as low as $49 legitimately
2. Buying Windows 10 is NOT an automatic prerequisite and does not guarentee you being able to install Windows 11, yes you may get Windows 11 for free but if you don't have the correct system specs your not going to install Windows 11 not matter what you do.

One thing I hate is a leech and no truth in advertising.

 

[The_King]

What a scam ...... smh

It's highly possible lawsuits will take place in US maybe even in the EU for those who advertised free upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11
and are not able to do so because of the hardware restrictions put in by MS after the fact.

 

[Freud2004]

I don't understand if home versions/OEM, ill update to Windows 11 or not.

 

[roger_m]

but if you don't have the correct system specs your not going to install Windows 11 not matter what you do.

There are workarounds which make it very easy to install Windows 11 on systems that can run Windows 10, but don't meet the minimum system requirements for 11. As an example, I'm running insider builds of Windows 11 on two 15-year-old laptops, which originally came with XP.

However, Microsoft have said that computers which don't officially support Windows 11, won't receive updates. Time will tell if that is actually the case, and if it is, if there will be workarounds.

 

[roger_m]

I don't understand if home versions/OEM, ill update to Windows 11 or not.

They will if you're running supported hardware. If you're not, you can still upgrade using workarounds and get a Windows 11 license.

 

[pica]

I managed to get a few keys from this site, just keep trying everyday.

Daily Giveaway – Windows 11 Product Key For Free! - My Microsoft Office Tips

From now on, we will provide two free product key per working day, which requires you to install Windows 10 Pro at first. Each code will be 25-character long, with 1-2 characters been hidden...

www.myofficetricks.com

 

[John Mcmillan]

I have already seen Windows 11, I think it is just fine but I am not able to understand what are the major beneficial updates?

 

[SpiderWeb]

$70 for malware lol. Put the $70 into your first payment for a MacBook or a Chromebook and live your life worryfree.