WINDOWS 10 PROFESSIONAL 32 64 BIT Retail Key £4.99 @ Electronic First

To check if your windows key is legitimate / what type it is, open command prompt as an administrator (search "cmd" without quotes in start menu then right click run as administrator. Type slmgr /dli into it and then hit enter. A little pop up will then tell you the type of license. If it says VOLUME_MAK then not a legitimate license (can cause some minor issues but wont go into them as beyond scope of the post). If it says retail or oem then that is fine

As long as you've got W7 or W8 installed on a PC - you can still install W10 from a download and it will automatically activate with equivalent version. Microsoft have never stopped this upgrade feature.

Guys, can I give you all a word of advice?

All these companies offering super-cheap Office and Windows codes are all the same company. One of the first was this: keysworlds.com

They are Hong Kong based companies who pretend they are in the US and spend a lot of time on their online profile to make themselves look legitimate. And so many people keep falling for them.

These codes are the same as the $3 Asian codes you get on eBay. They are either keygen or volume licensed/used and the fact they activate doesn't make them 'legitimate'.

Why do we keep falling for these 'deals' and reporting them as such? I don't get it.

Why did it take you so long to pay for the key?
I don't want to have to wait 1751 hours to get the key. (edited)

Don't forget, you can still activate Windows 10 with Windows 7 and 8 keys. Hopefully will save someone some money

greg66612/12/2020 18:35

Don’t forget MacBooks which are brilliant for working if thats what you a …Don’t forget MacBooks which are brilliant for working if thats what you are after. I agree it cost far too much in my opinion but you can’t fault how the machine and OS are working in harmony. I have both Linux Mint and my MacBook and would not go back to Microsoft Windows in a million years time. I am fine with their office products but that’s about it.Read lessRead more

There are plenty of apps, both for personal and business use, that aren’t available on macOS or Linux so people use Windows.

£2 here

ebay.co.uk/itm…7eZ

Kua12/12/2020 19:58

Doesn't mean it's legit unfortunately. Something to do with key does not …Doesn't mean it's legit unfortunately. Something to do with key does not equal license. Can't remember.Read lessRead more

For anyone thinking twice about spending £4.99 and worried its not legit or the internet Police will come knocking on your door, you can buy it here from Currys PC World for £164.99 and still have no better legal protection on your purchase.

currys.co.uk/gbu…tml


For £164.99 you will also just get........ a key (edited)

Simon_E12/12/2020 18:25

To check if your windows key is legitimate / what type it is, open command …To check if your windows key is legitimate / what type it is, open command prompt as an administrator (search "cmd" without quotes in start menu then right click run as administrator. Type slmgr /dli into it and then hit enter. A little pop up will then tell you the type of license. If it says VOLUME_MAK then not a legitimate license (can cause some minor issues but wont go into them as beyond scope of the post). If it says retail or oem then that is fineRead lessRead more

Thanks, checked and confirmed it's legit from this seller then

Apocc12/12/2020 18:17

£2 …£2 herehttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-10-PRO-Key-Professional-32-64-BIT-Genuine-Activation-License-KEY/383853658897?hash=item595f760311:g:uKAAAOSweAlf07eZRead lessRead more

7 feedback. Yeah, good luck with that.

Change the currency to EUR and it's €4.25 per key so ~£3.90 with a fee-free card, just got a few with a Revolut card through Paypal and all gone through fine, keys received (edited)

greg66612/12/2020 18:23

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Yeah everyone should move over to Linux!!!

Apocc12/12/2020 18:17

£2 …£2 herehttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-10-PRO-Key-Professional-32-64-BIT-Genuine-Activation-License-KEY/383853658897?hash=item595f760311:g:uKAAAOSweAlf07eZRead lessRead more

I bought a code off ebay for £4 recently and was completely scammed. Took way more time and effort (weeks) than it was worth to get my £4 back, but I did it out of principle.

I do not recommend buying ANYTHING digital via ebay.

I highly recommend not using any build of Windows 10 other than LTSB/LTSC. Microsoft has been hard at work embedding spyware into its OS at the deepest levels. They say this telemtry is for "improving customer experience" but provide no documentaion as to exactly what data is being collected.

The German Federal Office for Information Security or Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) have made a detailed report on telemtry in Windows 10 and how to disable known telemtry vectors in LTSB 1607 (the team is currently working on a report for 1809).

Read more about this project at the following link:
bsi.bund.de/EN/…tml

TLDR: If you care about about privacy even a little bit, use LTSC/LTSB and close the holes using the linked documentation.
If you care a lot about privacy, don't use Windows at all, at least not for anything you actually want to be private.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, LTSB/LTSC receive security updates but feature updates (things that change OS functionality) are delayed in favour of stability. It installs with no windows store, Candy Crush or suggested apps adware nonsense in your start bar. It's clean, fast and allows the user to choose what software is installed/used. (edited)

EazyDuz13/12/2020 14:21

Worst operation system ever maid

What is an operation system? And what does it have to do with your maid?

greg66612/12/2020 18:23

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As far as I'm aware there's no decent alternative, I've tried chrome, Linux and iOS and hate them all.

one_eight_seven12/12/2020 18:42

There are plenty of apps, both for personal and business use, that aren’t a …There are plenty of apps, both for personal and business use, that aren’t available on macOS or Linux so people use Windows.Read lessRead more

That is the reason I have always used windows, what ever you need there is some software to fill that requirement. my first windows was 3.11 and I have pretty much been a windows user from that time, have tried Linux and MacOS and was not happy, even in the workplace I have never come across a company that uses anything other than windows. (edited)

stezo2k12/12/2020 18:29

Don't forget, you can still activate Windows 10 with Windows 7 and 8 keys. …Don't forget, you can still activate Windows 10 with Windows 7 and 8 keys. Hopefully will save someone some moneyRead lessRead more

Correct ,i usually scroll Ebay laptops and most people seem to take screen shots of their windows 7 and 8 keys ..very useful

Got a code from Ali Express a few weeks back (standard windows ) for about £3 and it came quick and works no problems too

one_eight_seven12/12/2020 18:27

Yeah everyone should move over to Linux!!!

Don’t forget MacBooks which are brilliant for working if thats what you are after. I agree it cost far too much in my opinion but you can’t fault how the machine and OS are working in harmony. I have both Linux Mint and my MacBook and would not go back to Microsoft Windows in a million years time. I am fine with their office products but that’s about it.

jhw12/12/2020 18:31

As long as you've got W7 or W8 installed on a PC - you can still install …As long as you've got W7 or W8 installed on a PC - you can still install W10 from a download and it will automatically activate with equivalent version. Microsoft have never stopped this upgrade feature.Read lessRead more

You can also use the code off a Windows 7 or 8 Windows certificate sticker with a new system to register as long as you keep to the same version for example Windows 7 home for windows 10 home

eastofthecounty12/12/2020 19:11

Can you put this directly in laptop or is it upgrade only. My daughters …Can you put this directly in laptop or is it upgrade only. My daughters laptop hardrive failed and fitted new SSD in it but need to add windows operating system. Can I use this？Read lessRead more

I think it will auto activate your laptop without buying a new code

greg66612/12/2020 19:11

Can you please tell me what is not available on Mac other than games as I …Can you please tell me what is not available on Mac other than games as I have already said I understand gamers.Read lessRead more

Sure - is Sage available on macOS and Linux?

How about Adobe apps on Linux without Wine?

£4.99. Incredible price. But if it seems too good to be true it probably is. I'd be interested to hear what people buying this have to say in 6 months to a year from now

If you have a Revolut card with single use card numbers (or similar) I'd recommend using one to prevent the risk of future unauthorised transactions (edited)

deleted243303512/12/2020 18:49

Guys, can I give you all a word of advice?All these companies offering supe …Guys, can I give you all a word of advice?All these companies offering super-cheap Office and Windows codes are all the same company. One of the first was this: https://www.keysworlds.comThey are Hong Kong based companies who pretend they are in the US and spend a lot of time on their online profile to make themselves look legitimate. And so many people keep falling for them.These codes are the same as the $3 Asian codes you get on eBay. They are either keygen or volume licensed/used and the fact they activate doesn't make them 'legitimate'.Why do we keep falling for these 'deals' and reporting them as such? I don't get it.Read lessRead more

Couse it saves loads of money for people.

OompaLoompa
1 h, 35 m ago
1Just a word of caution:
The key is bound to your motherboard once activated. And will not allow for a change to a different motherboard model once installed. Keep this in mind. The reason price is lower. Great for laptops but if you have custom desktop then you will have to buy another once you upgrade your PC.

Don't think this is correct with a retail key, you can bind the key to your Microsoft account and reinstall on new hardware, OEM key yes but not retail, I have my cheap key bound to MS and have upgraded my PC 3 times with completely new hardware and just had to log in to my MS account to activate Windows.

DE4L3R13/12/2020 12:20

How do u do this?

Looks like the following still works:
zdnet.com/art…de/

For those without Windows 7/8 already installed but have a product key, such as if replacing/upgrading the hard drive and want to install Windows 10 without first installing Windows 7/8, you can install W10 and when it asks for the product key say don't have one, the installation will complete, then go into settings and 'change product key' even though it will say none currently found, then enter the W7/8 product key and it should activate a digital licence of W10 without needing a W10 key. I recently did this with a couple of refurb PCs I bought that didn't have Windows installed but the W7 Pro stickers were present and the keys off those worked and activated fine for Windows 10 Pro using this approach.

EazyDuz13/12/2020 14:21

Worst operation system ever maid

What OS is your maid?

trustpilot since 2014 ( 6 years ) 4.5 / 5 score

Any decent office codes?

Anyone else bought and recieved?

Jocky.Balboa12/12/2020 18:24

Why did it take you so long to pay for the key?I don't want to have to …Why did it take you so long to pay for the key?I don't want to have to wait 1751 hours to get the key.Read lessRead more

The time quoted in the post is I think based on 24hr clock. So the order was placed at 5:35pm and email with code arrived 5:51pm

Go via this link & its £4.99 in their December deals. YOU MUST CLICK add to cart only, then click check out - its £4.99


electronicfirst.com/ef-…le/ (edited)

greg66612/12/2020 19:15

Really? For developers and marketing a very normal product!

Certainly not within manufacturing and engineering. All MRP/ERP software I have used as been written for use on the Windows platform. (edited)

Bendown12/12/2020 19:21

Certainly not within manufacturing and engineering. All MRP/ERP software I …Certainly not within manufacturing and engineering. All MRP/ERP software I have used as been written for use on the Windows platform.Read lessRead more

You are right not many companies want to spend that sort of money or have legacy software which only works on Windows but that doesn’t make windows the better OS in my opinion.

greg66612/12/2020 19:41

Linux is more for home and private use as you probably know, its good for …Linux is more for home and private use as you probably know, its good for a lot of reason but I would not consider it as a cooperative OS but Mac has everything I need to be honest and I use a bunch of software in my daily job, never had any issues. Sage is a software I haven’t use so you might be right but doubt that this is a software many use or am I mistaken?Read lessRead more

The Internet runs on Linux so it's not more for home and private use.

macOS may have everything you need but what about everyone else? Maybe Windows has everything they need so they're happy to continue using it.

Sage do finance apps (Accounts and Payroll) that a LOT of companies use.

deleted196566912/12/2020 22:33

20H2 update caused my Win 10 home to change to Win 10 Enterprise and make …20H2 update caused my Win 10 home to change to Win 10 Enterprise and make it unlicensed. Got around this by finding a forum, can't remember which where they showed how to change enterprise back to home with a line of code.Read lessRead more

Thanks for that, i found this link:

Win 10 Home to Enterprise back to Pro

I performed the action in the first post and it worked perfectly, my pro license is now activated with a digital license tied to my Microsoft account.

Profgunnington12/12/2020 18:49

I bought a code off ebay for £4 recently and was completely scammed. Took …I bought a code off ebay for £4 recently and was completely scammed. Took way more time and effort (weeks) than it was worth to get my £4 back, but I did it out of principle.I do not recommend buying ANYTHING digital via ebay.Read lessRead more

Had completely a different experience, I purchased a code from eBay it came through instantly and worked .

greg66612/12/2020 19:57

Well, depending on what you apply for that can really happen what just …Well, depending on what you apply for that can really happen what just shows that you move again in a windows based company, something that has happened to me as well in the past. However, don’t forget that lots of software is now cloud based and on-premise is only used for companies which are relying on privacy laws or use legacy software and I am not sure if I would like to work for them.Read lessRead more

Can you continue on Reddit please. Honestly how is this saga relevant to a deal.