Which version of Win10?

[Artery]

Not gonna beat around the bush, always just had bootleg copies, kinda reluctant to give Microsoft my money but for convenience I'm just gonna give in to a new copy of Windows 10.

With windows 7 it was just Home, Pro & Ultimate right? I had Ultimate so what's the Windows 10 equivalent of that?

Pref a copy sub £100 but which is the best copy to get?

 

[demonix]

It depends on what features you need?

If you don't need the features available in the pro version then just get the standard version which is all you can get for under £100 unless you go to places like kinguin that sells windows 10 pro keys (these are OEM and would be linked to the hardware it's installed on) for around £20.

 

[Disco_P]

The 2 that are most available to consumers is Home and Pro.

Have a mosey at the chart on this wikipedia page and decide whether the extra features on pro are worth it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10_editions

 

[Artery]

Oh it seems that there are literally just 2 options then, Home & Pro. Don't see any use of the extras on the Pro I guess so Home it is.

Will this do then?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017)= £89.99

Total: £98.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)
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[stuartharrison]

You could buy a genuine unused win 7 pro licence key from ebay and just do a clean install of win 10 pro using that.
You want the pro version so you can disable updates if you want to.

 

[Jamesyboyjim]

As above, just get a key for 7 or 8 (assuming they are still cheaply available) and upgrade for free while the offer is still on.

 

[Artery]

I never really know what's legit & not with codes on fleabay though.

 

[linktoinsanity]

I never really know what's legit & not with codes on fleabay though.

Exactly, and this is where the issue lies. Just go for the pen drive version you have gone for and use that.

This reminds me that I have a Win7 Home Retail copy I need to make sure is updated soon.

 

[Bantu]

There are websites that sell those codes too, which gives it a bit of an air of legitimacy. The only issue as far as i know is that they are mostly OEM codes so you may have to activate over the phone with Microsoft (not complicated).

 

[IT Troll]

I never really know what's legit & not with codes on fleabay though.

A sealed retail box is the safest option. It will cost a little more than just a key but still less than a new Windows 10 licence.

Once of the best features of the Pro version is Hyper-V if that would be of use to you.

 

[CaptainCrash]

You want the pro version so you can disable updates if you want to.

This is a big advantage of Pro (for me at least): you can use group policy to make sure updates only take place when you explicitly tell them to, rather than uncontrollably whenever MS deems it appropriate.

 

[Artery]

What I linked earlier is out of stock now. Was hoping to add it onto the order I was gonna make tomorrow.