Windows 10 Professional €39.99

Capt'n Midnight · 18-10-2020 1:56am #1

https://store.pcpro.co.uk/p36876-windows_10_professional

Offer ends in 13 days

via https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/windows-10-pro-3564639

Tails142 · 19-10-2020 12:35am

Got this deal from a bargain alert here earlier in the year - still going strong

https://www.gamefun365.com/microsoft-windows-10-pro-1-license-key-global.html?currency=EUR

€14

Bought off them back in July - all going well so far.

youcancallmeal · 19-10-2020 9:19am

Just buy a Windows 10 key on ebay for less than €5. Go for a seller with lots of good feedback if you aren't sure. It's not illegal but the keys are usually not meant for consumer/retail so potentially could be 'deactivated' in the future. If that did happen you could just buy again or use Windows 10 with the watermark which isn't that intrusive. People have been doing it for years since Windows 10 came out and Microsoft don't seem to care, the thinking is that they are happy as long as people are using their OS.

Dravokivich · 19-10-2020 9:22am

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Just buy a Windows 10 key on ebay for less than €5. Go for a seller with lots of good feedback if you aren't sure. It's not illegal but the keys are usually not meant for consumer/retail so potentially could be 'deactivated' in the future. If that did happen you could just buy again or use Windows 10 with the watermark which isn't that intrusive. People have been doing it for years since Windows 10 came out and Microsoft don't seem to care, the thinking is that they are happy as long as people are using their OS.

Buying stuff like that through ebay tends to involve credit card fraud.

tritriagain · 19-10-2020 11:28am

Dravokivich wrote: »

Buying stuff like that through ebay tends to involve credit card fraud.

You pay by PayPal

Dravokivich · 19-10-2020 2:08pm

tritriagain wrote: »

You pay by PayPal

They use stolen credit cards to get the stuff they sell on to you.

fiacha · 19-10-2020 2:18pm

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Just buy a Windows 10 key on ebay for less than €5. Go for a seller with lots of good feedback if you aren't sure. It's not illegal but the keys are usually not meant for consumer/retail so potentially could be 'deactivated' in the future. If that did happen you could just buy again or use Windows 10 with the watermark which isn't that intrusive. People have been doing it for years since Windows 10 came out and Microsoft don't seem to care, the thinking is that they are happy as long as people are using their OS.

Are they OEM keys ?
Is the license locked to the hardware it is activated on ?
Just wondering if it will reactivate if you change motherboard etc.

I don't think €40 is a bad price for a license that I can use for the lifetime of the OS. I'd rather pay that than support someone on Ebay selling dodgy or grey market keys.

youcancallmeal · 19-10-2020 3:08pm

fiacha wrote: »

Are they OEM keys ?
Is the license locked to the hardware it is activated on ?
Just wondering if it will reactivate if you change motherboard etc.

I don't think €40 is a bad price for a license that I can use for the lifetime of the OS. I'd rather pay that than support someone on Ebay selling dodgy or grey market keys.

There are multiple potential sources for the cheap ebay keys as outlined here:

• Purchased from another market, who’s retail price is lower
• Reselling volume licenses, which are not for individual resale
• Fraudulently obtaining Education* keys at a discount, for resale
• Legitimate purchases, made with stolen credit cards (This is what Dravokivich means above)

It's a personal choice really, if you want peace of mind then spending €40 on this bargain alert is the way to go.

_Kaiser_ · 19-10-2020 11:37pm

If you have an older machine that came with win 7, the key from it should still activate 10.

I still have several from old laptops that were being recycled and they work fine (these were never actually used on the original hardware though as they were ex business machines that had a Corp image on them from purchase).

The Ayatolla · 19-10-2020 11:51pm

Dravokivich wrote: »

They use stolen credit cards to get the stuff they sell on to you.

These theoretical credit card owners would really want to contact their banks and report this fraud. ASAP.

Dravokivich · 20-10-2020 1:08am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

These theoretical credit card owners would really want to contact their banks and report this fraud. ASAP.

It's not "theoretical."

Here's an article explaining it.

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-scammers-use-ebay-as-a-personal-atm-20151104-gkq3aq.html

Soarer · 20-10-2020 7:06am

What the difference between “professional” and “normal”?

IvoryTower · 20-10-2020 8:04am

Soarer wrote: »

What the difference between “professional” and “normal”?

You cant connect to a domain with home(normal). If you were buying it to connect to your network in work you would need pro. It's likely if you're buying it and work isn't then I assume this isn't the case

Soarer · 20-10-2020 8:20am

Ah ok.

So you don’t get Office with it or anything?

_Kaiser_ · 20-10-2020 11:07am

Soarer wrote: »

Ah ok.

So you don’t get Office with it or anything?

Nope. Completely separate products

Doodah7 · 20-10-2020 11:29am

Of course, the real question is why charge for an Operating System in the first place?? MacOS, Linux etc. all free. It's 2020 after all...

SuperS54 · 20-10-2020 1:59pm

Doodah7 wrote: »

Of course, the real question is why charge for an Operating System in the first place?? MacOS, Linux etc. all free. It's 2020 after all...

MacOS is not free, it comes bundled with your Mac in the same way Windows comes bundled with the majority of computers sold.

whiterebel · 20-10-2020 5:07pm

SuperS54 wrote: »

MacOS is not free, it comes bundled with your Mac in the same way Windows comes bundled with the majority of computers sold.

And the new versions of the OS are free. Have been for a long time now.

Jimson · 20-10-2020 6:32pm

You don't even need to activate Windows 10 but will be a watermark on bottom right of screen.

Microsoft are vultures so have no problem using the ebay keys. Same for Office, I use the ebay keys.

Its not like Microsoft are going to come knock on your door haha.

bromley52 · 20-10-2020 9:54pm

Jimson wrote: »

You don't even need to activate Windows 10 but will be a watermark on bottom right of screen.

Microsoft are vultures so have no problem using the ebay keys. Same for Office, I use the ebay keys.

Its not like Microsoft are going to come knock on your door haha.

Microsoft from India might ring though

SuperS54 · 21-10-2020 1:41am

whiterebel wrote: »

And the new versions of the OS are free. Have been for a long time now.

I got windows 10 for free when I updated from my PC, notebook and tablet from Windows 7.

In a similar was Mac OS is "free" to use on an Apple computer that came bundled with it, it's not free in the common sense of the word.

deadl0ck · 27-10-2020 2:38pm

I've bought from these before with no issues whatsoever:

https://www.digitallicense.nl/windows-10-pro-ie-sp1-oem-32-64-bits-847

25 Euro for Windows 10 pro

New Home · 27-10-2020 2:59pm

deadl0ck wrote: »

I've bought from these before with no issues whatsoever:

https://www.digitallicense.nl/windows-10-pro-ie-sp1-oem-32-64-bits-847

25 Euro for Windows 10 pro

Page not found.

deadl0ck · 27-10-2020 3:33pm

New Home wrote: »

Page not found.

Weird - it works for me

Just go back to the main page and change country to ireland and search for windows 10

whiterebel · 27-10-2020 6:51pm

SuperS54 wrote: »

I got windows 10 for free when I updated from my PC, notebook and tablet from Windows 7.

In a similar was Mac OS is "free" to use on an Apple computer that came bundled with it, it's not free in the common sense of the word.

No, you can download a new version of the OS for free, and have done for years. So it's free. To put on OS on his gaming rig, my son has to buy Windows. It isn't free.

dpforce · 27-10-2020 7:18pm

youcancallmeal wrote: »

There are multiple potential sources for the cheap ebay keys as outlined :

• Purchased from another market, who’s retail price is lower
• Reselling volume licenses, which are not for individual resale
• Fraudulently obtaining Education* keys at a discount, for resale
• Legitimate purchases, made with stolen credit cards (This is what Dravokivich means above)

It's a personal choice really, if you want peace of mind then spending €40 on this bargain alert is the way to go.

None of these. Microsoft prohibits resale of software licenses, but EU Justice court has ruled that resale of software licenses is legal.It can come from number of different sources. Some IT departments sitting on hundreds unused Windows licenses and guys making few quid on side before weekend.
Also, there are scammer who bought legal license and trying to resell as many copies as they can before it stops working.
I bought myself couple of Win8.1 licenses for 5 euros each few years ago.

Newport81 · 28-10-2020 2:18am

Anyone whose bought from eBay direct me to a seller please? Thanks

The Ayatolla · 28-10-2020 2:23am

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Windows-10-Pro-Professional-32-bit-64-Bit-Activation-Key-License-/154164360928?hash=item23e4e976e0

Newport81 · 28-10-2020 2:49am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Windows-10-Pro-Professional-32-bit-64-Bit-Activation-Key-License-/154164360928?hash=item23e4e976e0

That listing has been removed

jenneyk19 · 28-10-2020 3:10am

see how many years an ebay seller has and how many reviews look for hundreds of recent reviews

dinneenp · 11-11-2020 8:15pm

Hi,
Not meaning to hijack but looking for Microsoft Office. will be used on 1 laptop only.
Had a month's free trial but that's about to expire. What's best to get- 2019, 365 etc, then download, digital key etc. and where is best deal- Ebay?
thanks,
Pa.

august12 · 11-11-2020 9:09pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Not meaning to hijack but looking for Microsoft Office. will be used on 1 laptop only.
Had a month's free trial but that's about to expire. What's best to get- 2019, 365 etc, then download, digital key etc. and where is best deal- Ebay?
thanks,
Pa.

https://www.digitallicense.nl/office-pack/

august12 · 11-11-2020 9:10pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Not meaning to hijack but looking for Microsoft Office. will be used on 1 laptop only.
Had a month's free trial but that's about to expire. What's best to get- 2019, 365 etc, then download, digital key etc. and where is best deal- Ebay?
thanks,
Pa.

Check whether your operating system is compatible if downloading the 2019 version.

TallGlass2 · 12-11-2020 1:13am

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Not meaning to hijack but looking for Microsoft Office. will be used on 1 laptop only.
Had a month's free trial but that's about to expire. What's best to get- 2019, 365 etc, then download, digital key etc. and where is best deal- Ebay?
thanks,
Pa.

Depends which way you want to go about it.

I just pay 7.99€ PM out of 3 prepay credit. Suits me fine or chance your arm with a key for 1 year at 20 or so € ...

People are aware Windows 7 keys still work on Windows 10 installations, so if you come across an old key it will activate the newer installation provided you've retired the old machine and key is out of service... and I don't mean upgrade I mean a literal new installation the 7 key will work.

Also, if you work on and older machine with a Windows 7 key printed on it, these keys should work, as if I recall upgrades are generally done with a newer licence code so that one is technically still active and out of service, so should activate again, provided it is out of service and your companies licencing arrangements have changed to a volume licence type arrangement.

California Dreamer · 12-11-2020 7:15am

Dravokivich wrote: »

Buying stuff like that through ebay tends to involve credit card fraud.

Donald, is that you? :P:P

I am using eBay 20 years and have had zero fraud!

boogerballs · 12-11-2020 3:48pm

Not sure if it has been posted here already but some Win 7 OS can still be upgraded to Win 10 for free from the Microsoft website. See this link for details:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-download-windows-10-for-free-now-that-windows-7-is-dead/

LowOdour · 09-12-2020 2:35pm

Looking for a licence for Win10 pro, and i see that the PC Pro link is still available (until the end of the year it seems?)

I presume this offer provides the licence key only? I don't need an installation disc/iso as there is a version on the PC

Doodah7 · 09-12-2020 3:46pm

LowOdour wrote: »

Looking for a licence for Win10 pro, and i see that the PC Pro link is still available (until the end of the year it seems?)

I presume this offer provides the licence key only? I don't need an installation disc/iso as there is a version on the PC

Or download the ISO from Microsoft directly.

Windows 10 Professional €39.99

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