getting windows 10 downloadable version from newegg Does Your PC Have What it Takes to Install Windows 10 Home Edition. Though there are a lot of new features included with Windows 10, the minimum system requirements haven't taken a huge leap since the previous OS generation. As Microsoft says on their Windows 10 Preview system requirements page: "Basically, if your PC can run Windows 8.1, you're good to go. If you're not sure, don't worry—Windows will check your system to make sure it can install the preview." What's New in Windows 10. In an announcement June 1 via the official Windows blog, Microsoft revealed that Windows 10 will be available worldwide on July 29, 2015. The release will come after months of user testing of the new OS via the Windows Insider program and, as previously reported, Win 10 will be a free upgrade for many users. Windows 10 OEM Version Bought from Newegg, What to do. I recently bought the parts to have my son build me a new VR ready computer, we ordered windows 10 from Newegg and did not understand we ordered the wrong version of windows 10, didnt know it until we put the disk in and were looking for the product key for activation, as you know there is not one. I called Newegg and they said to bad but your $100 was just wasted, I am really upset about this. I called Microsoft today and they won't return my calls or emails. The bottom line is yes I made an error when I placed the order but in good faith I spent $100.00 for a licensed copy of Windows 10, how hard would it be to help me correct this situation? I mean the cost of the DVD can't be that much and its not like I have stolen anything. I just can't believe this is how you get treated these days. Hoping somebody can give me some ideas. Thanks Very Much. Subscribe Subscribe to RSS feed. Report abuse. Replies (6) Report abuse. 3 people found this reply helpful. Was this reply helpful? Sorry this didn't help. Great! Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback. Thank you for your reply. What is strange is I contacted Newegg, spoke with them and they said there is NO Key or code with the OEM version. I must say I found this strange but they wanted nothing to do with helping me out and honestly neither has Microsoft. I hope its not a case of a company being to big to even care about the consumer anymore. Report abuse. 2 people found this reply helpful. Was this reply helpful? Sorry this didn't help. Great! Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback. Right now it appears that Newegg offers only the 32-bit version of Windows 10 Home OEM which is not what you need for ". a new VR ready computer. " On the product page it's they're very specific about returns: As for the product key, they are wrong. There has to be a product key, so you need to go back to them. Lately the product key on OEM versions is on the envelope that contains the disc, and it is covered like instant lottery tickets--you have to scratch to reveal the number. There have been reports here that in some cases, scratching to reveal the number also damages the product key printing, so be careful if this is relevant to your case. Report abuse. 14 people found this reply helpful. Was this reply helpful? Sorry this didn't help. Great! Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback. May I ask what is wrong with the edition you bought? Because its still usable, unless you bought an edition that does not have the features you need. The product key is also valid for use with 64 bit Windows 10 Home if you need that. Report abuse. Was this reply helpful? Sorry this didn't help. Great! Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback. Well the problem with the version I received from Newegg is its the Windows 10 OEM version, 64 bit and there is no activation code. I am unable to change any personal type settings and it keeps coming up on screen to go to the windows store and buy an activation key. I am upset because Newegg says there is NO activation code for this windows version, I have called Microsoft a handful of times and nobody really cares about trying to fix my issue. I understand the software functions however like mentioned above I could have just downloaded a free version to get the same results I have now. I really just wanted to be a good Microsoft customer, buy a license for my software version and be allowed to make personalized changes to windows 10. This white folder packaging my disk came in has no scratch off type activation code hidden, there is simply no activation code anywhere. I appreciate your feedback, its tough throwing $100 down the tubes for nothing. The Best Ways to Get Windows 10 for Free. Even Zune-clutching Windows loyalists have to admit that Mac owners have it pretty great—at least, they do now. Apple hasn’t charged for macOS, nor macOS updates, for years. Of course, you need to buy your computer from Apple to use macOS ( pretty much ), but at least the operating system is free. Windows . not so much. While your new desktop or laptop computer is almost guaranteed to come with a copy of Windows 10, the price for the OS is probably factored into whatever you paid for your system. Build your own PC, and you’ll have to pay for a copy of Windows 10 yourself. And if you’re upgrading from an older operating system, the issue of whether you have to pay for a newer version of Windows gets confusing. To ease your financial burden, here’s a roundup of all the best methods you can use to get a free or discounted version of Windows 10. Free: Run Windows 10 without activating it. Yes, you can install and run Windows 10 without activating it. Your system won’t shut down after 30 days, nor will Microsoft lock you out of your apps or anything else crazy like that. You’ll be nagged to activate your copy of Windows 10, and you won’t be able to personalize your desktop —nor its colors—but that’s the biggest hurdle Microsoft puts in your way for running an unactivated copy of the operating system. You’ll still get all of the latest Windows updates, though Microsoft certainly reserves the right to change this approach at some future date (or lock you out of other parts of your OS, if it feels like it). Free: Upgrade from a much older version of Windows. Back when Windows 10 first debuted, Microsoft made a big deal about how users of its older operating systems—Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, specifically—could upgrade to Windows 10 for free. While Microsoft doesn’t talk about that expired “promotion” anymore, the trick still works for a number of people . It’s not even really that much of a trick, to be honest. Simply run Windows Update on your older version of Windows and, if you’re prompted to update to Windows 10, do that. Otherwise, use Microsoft’s Update Assistant or Media Creation Tool to run your update: I haven’t done this process in years, but I believe you’ll want to make sure you’re updatin g Windows rather than wiping your drive and clean- installing a brand-new version of Windows 10. That should ensure that Windows 10 correctly gives you a free upgrade—a digital license you can then associate with your Microsoft account—when you move to the new version of the OS. It’s also worth writing down ( or finding ) your Windows 7/8.1 product key before you start this process, in case you need that to activate Windows 10 during or after your upgrade. You shouldn’t, but I’d have it handy just in case . You can also try activating Windows 10 using a Windows 7 key—home for home, pro for pro, et cetera—if you’re going the clean-installation route instead of upgrading. Free: Be a student (or have an alumni email account) Windows 10 Education is pretty similar to Windows 10 Enterprise, which is undoubtedly overkill for what most people do during their day-to-day Windows lives. Still, if you’re a student—and you can prove it via the OnTheHub service (which Microsoft itself links to)—you might be able to score a free copy of Windows 10's Education edition with no other strings attached. (I tried this with my alma mater, in the hopes my alumni email address could score me some free Windows 10. Alas, I was prompted to sign into my school’s web portal to get access to the software goods, which I obviously cannot do since I no longer go there. It was worth a shot!) Discounted: Buy a cheap OEM key. This is the ultimate “buyer beware” move. You can find super-cheap OEM keys for Windows 10 all around the web. The issues with these are numerous. First, you’re not technically supposed to be able to purchase these, but someone is making a buck by selling you (hopefully) valid keys that they acquired via some less-savory means—unused volume keys, gray-market keys purchased in places where Windows 10 costs a lot less, stolen keys, et cetera. Worst-case scenario, you’re buying a key that has already been used—or a common key found in a popular BitTorrent listing—and you’ll be out whatever paltry amount you paid. Second, your OEM key will lock to a single machine. You’ll still be able to get away with some reasonable upgrades—a new graphics card, perhaps a different hard drive, or more memory—but if you do some drastic PC surgery like replacing your motherboard, you might find your key no longer works. Windows will think you’re trying to use the key on a different machine, and it will frown on that (as will the Microsoft customer service representative you call to try and fix this problem). Finally, it’s possible that your key might work for a little bit of time, but Microsoft could cancel it at any moment—especially if the not-so-legit place you from tries to resell that key to someone else. You never know when you might get flagged, and even if it’s pretty soon after you purchase the key, wherever you bought it from might not be very willing to help you get your money back (given the circumstances). Regular: Buy Windows 10 from Microsoft. Just to save you the trip, the full versions of Windows 10 —if purchased directly from Microsoft—will set you back the following: Downloadable Software. Download software, also known as downloadable software, is a type of software that is distributed as a digital download rather than physical media. For IT purchasers and end users, downloadable software can offer several advantages. High Availability. Conventional distribution for software typically relies on optical media such as DVDs and CDs, which can be affected by stock and availability limitations. Downloadable software on the other hand does not have stock limitations and is available any time you need it, provided the content delivery network is online and accessible. Reduced Cost. Digital distribution allows software publishers and developers to charge less for software, in part because of lower distribution costs for them. Manufacturing, packaging, and shipping of physical media all contribute to making traditional distribution more costly. In addition, digital distribution allows developers to bypass publishers and market directly to end users and purchasers. Ease of Replacement. Download software can re-downloaded should you ever accidentally delete or lose an installation file due to drive failure. In addition, you can back up the installation files to physical media should you require a physical copy. Ease of Installation. Installing software on multiple computers with a DVD or CD can be a time-inefficient process, especially if you have a limited number of discs and many computers. With download software, it is possible to run install software onto multiple computers simultaneously. In addition, some ultra- portable computers such as Ultrabooks and mini / booksize PCs do not have built-in optical drives and benefit greatly from digital distribution and download software. Updated: Windows 10 Home is $119, Pro is $199. Update 6/1/2015 2:00PM : Microsoft has ended speculation by releasing official Windows 10 pricing. The Home version will be $119, and the Pro version will be $199. Both prices are for an OEM copy to be installed on a brand-new PC. These prices are identical to Windows 8 when it was first released, but a bit higher than current prices. Right now, Windows 8.1 Home 64-bit is $100 on Newegg, and 8.1 Pro 64-bit is $140. Since both copies of Windows 8.1 include a free upgrade to Windows 10, it may make sense to purchase a copy of Windows 8.1 now if you’re running an old operating system not eligible for a free Windows 10 upgrade, or plan to build a new desktop from scratch. Original article : While Microsoft might have lit a fire under some consumers, kindling interest in Windows 10 this morning with its reservation system tray icon and the announcement that it’s releasing on July 29, Newegg may have leaked something else entirely. While unconfirmed, if true, Newegg’s pricing information suggests that it may well be worth buying a Windows 7 or 8 license and getting the free upgrade, rather than waiting for a full Windows 10 key. The pricing information comes from a pair of listings that appeared on the Newegg website over the weekend for the Windows 10 Professional OEM and the Windows 10 Home OEM versions. They are still up at the time of writing and are priced at $150 and $110 respectively. This makes them significantly cheaper than the list prices of both Windows 8 and 7, though both can be found at official sources for heavily discounted prices at the moment. It is also interesting to note that the release date for both new versions of Windows is listed as August 31, which puts their debut almost a month behind that of the upgrade option which Microsoft recently outed as July 29. This could be because Newegg was merely working with a placeholder date when the pages were created, or it could be that those utilizing upgrades via Windows update or ISO download will get priority over those that buy new. The big questions surrounding the launch of the new OS now are mostly related to how Microsoft plans to treat potential customers who are still languishing on Windows XP and Vista. While it has announced that Windows 7 and 8 users will get the free upgrade, it hasn’t made any such suggestion for those running older systems. While the slightly lower OEM price point versus previous OS generations may be a way to encourage older users to take up the new version, it may be that Microsoft simply leaves those unwilling to move on from decade+ old software in the cold.