Where to get Win 11 home?
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 Apr 26 2022, 02:19 PM, updated 4y ago
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Building my home PC and need a Win 11 home OS. Where can I get a reasonably priced Win 11 home OS? Price?
What is Win 10 home price now? Maybe better to get Win 10 home and upgrade to Win 11 home 5 years later when MS stops supporting Win 10? Thanks. P/S Plan now is to use Win home and upgrade to Win Pro if and when the need arises. Will the upgrade cost be too much to make this a worthwhile option? |
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Apr 26 2022, 02:39 PM
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QUOTE(wailam @ Apr 26 2022, 02:31 PM) if you got licence win 7 pro just upgrade from it. 2 PCs laptops i have not used. The problem is I do not have the OS license numbers etc.  Briefly, how to upgrade from old Win to Win 11? Thanks. |
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Apr 26 2022, 02:40 PM
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QUOTE(yungkit14 @ Apr 26 2022, 02:23 PM) go shopii my dood Can still get regular Win 11 updates using those OS? |
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Apr 26 2022, 03:35 PM
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QUOTE(wailam @ Apr 26 2022, 03:21 PM) follow this guide. it should be somewhat similar. Many thanks.https://www.howtogeek.com/509087/how-to-upg...ws-10-for-free/ when it ask "what do you want to do?", select create installation media. After it finish download, extract the content to desktop or another drive. Select setup.exe and follow the guide. My challenge now is to find the win key. I have formated the old OS HD for use in new PC and thus cannot start up using that Win OS. Hope to find the sticker etc. Worthwhile effort to save me a few hundred RM. Ha. Thanks. |
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Apr 26 2022, 06:15 PM
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QUOTE(PJng @ Apr 26 2022, 05:29 PM) if pc already come with windows, you cannot find that sticker *** Used Dell Pc and laptops. Guess then no key stickers for these. start windows 8 pc come with windows no more sticker on pc case *** Cannot start any more as I have reformated the HD for oter uses years back. Should have noted the key before formatting. |
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Apr 26 2022, 09:37 PM
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QUOTE(FlierMate @ Apr 26 2022, 08:42 PM) They have this digital license tied to your Microsoft email account. Thanks.Once you logged in with MS account, it will automatically be activated. Someone more knowledgeable should be able to explain better than me. I will try the MS email ac to explore. Do they keep track of all the licenses if I used the same MS email for my different Win? |
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Apr 26 2022, 10:03 PM
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QUOTE(akhito @ Apr 26 2022, 09:59 PM) Also some license come with laptop is OEM license which is tied to the hardware namely motherboard so u can't transfer elsewhere and use them Oh yes, now I remember, they even keep track of the components inside the Pc/laptop to catch those using one OS on many PC. Heard one youtuber whose job is to test different hardwares, his OS license was canceled later. |
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Apr 27 2022, 10:24 AM
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Bingo, got Win 7 product key sticker on my old laptop!
Hope this route is possible: install win 11 on my new PC, later use the Win 7 key to register and activate. Possible? I cannot do that on the laptop as it has been dead for some years now. |
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Apr 28 2022, 06:43 PM
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QUOTE(Andrewtst @ Apr 28 2022, 06:29 PM) Your Win 7 key is from your old laptop right, in this case not possible as that key is OEM and it belongs to that specific laptop motherboard. Thanks for the bad news.Any way to hack this ? Ha. |
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Apr 29 2022, 09:33 AM
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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 29 2022, 03:01 AM) Yes, it's possible. You'll know when you try it. I used the Win 7 Pro OA (OEM) key from a Lenovo M73 and applied to a fresh Win 11 install on my recently upgraded PC. Excellent news.Just to be sure, you installed Win 11 on a new PC and later entered the Win 7 key, and activated the OS? Mine is just Win 7 home. Hope it will work too. |
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Apr 29 2022, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 29 2022, 10:40 AM) Yes, I installed Win 11 on the new PC. Skipped entering a product key. Thanks.After installation, in Activation Settings, it would say Windows can't be activated because there'e no product key. Then I entered the above mentioned Win 7 Pro OA key and activated successfully.  The COA on the Lenovo looks like this. I was planning to enter the key during installation. I will try to do that via activation setting. |
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Apr 29 2022, 06:10 PM
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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 29 2022, 04:55 PM) Entering key during installation also should be ok. Thanks. I hope they allow Win 7 home version as well. |
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May 2 2022, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE(netmatrix @ May 2 2022, 02:56 PM) Confirm Win 11 can be installed with Win 7, 8 or 10 product key. Either OEM, retail or those shopee keys.... 😁 Noted and thanks.But after activation you will see the difference in the activation page. The real problem with Windows 11 as i found out from its beginning till now, if you use old hardware is, you are required to update to the latest BIOS. Then find the very latest drivers for all your hardware. Else you will get wired problems like jittery screens even when browsing web. Heard there are some issues with Win 11 and the MB I will be using. So better for me to stick with Win 10 and upgrade later to Win 11 later. kiritoffx liked this post
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May 21 2022, 03:53 PM
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After weeks of waiting for the parts t arrive and learning, managed to finally press the start button on my first build. The 1st image on the screen was not what I expected from videos I have seen. Luckily, bios stage went through OK and then Win 10 installation. Many thanks to MS for allowing me to use my old Win 7 key to get a new Win 10! Now lots of software things to sort out.
Many thanks to all for the idea to use old Win key. Save me a few hundred RM. |
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Oct 4 2022, 08:44 PM
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QUOTE(edlonsc @ Oct 4 2022, 03:35 PM) how much is win 11 now cost? Instead of buying one, suggest checking your old laptop or PC for the window code. Use that to get a new Win 10. Then upgrade to Win 11 for free. I did it that way. |
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