Which one to buy?

[jeonjaeng]

So I'm helping a friend with a PC Build and i was wondering which version of windows 10 home full he should get. The options are between USB and Download as seen right here. I already have windows downloaded to a USB drive so i only need the key. Thanks for any help and the link is down below

https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Windows-10-Home/productID.319937100?ICID=Windows_Win10Home_ModE

[cayphed]

If you buy either of them it should give you a Key in the email receipt, (but don't quote me on that, things could've changed since I did it), but if you already have a key and don't want to wait for postage buy the download, if your friend needs his/her own key for future use, then buy the key.

These are things to take in account.

[hawaiims]

Since it's the same price get the USB version. USB flash drives are much faster for installing an OS than a CD. And if it's the same price of course you could make your own Windows 10 install USB drive, but why do that if you can get it for free? Maybe it's even possible to format them later if you ever want to use it as a spare USB drive. 

[jeonjaeng]

1 minute ago, hawaiims said:

Since it's the same price get the USB version. USB flash drives are much faster for installing an OS than a CD. And if it's the same price of course you could make your own Windows 10 install USB drive, but why do that if you can get it for free? Maybe it's even possible to format them later if you ever want to use it as a spare USB drive. 

Well the build is pretty soon, so what im wondering is are they both going to give me a key?

[hawaiims]

4 minutes ago, jeonjaeng said:

Well the build is pretty soon, so what im wondering is are they both going to give me a key?

Of course. But you only get 1 key. If you use the same key for more than 1 computer it will be invalidated.

 

Since you are buying  a regular retail key, you can always get the windows 10 license transferred from one computer to another if you decide to throw away an old computer or if you change your motherboard (changing motherboards can invalidate non-retail keys.

 

You can always get a cheaper OEM/System builder license, but be aware that like I said changing motherboards could invalidate your key, and depending on where you get the key from, the key could have been obtained illegally (meaning that Microsoft can one day decide to make your windows 10 license invalid because you bought it from a fraudulent seller)

 

 

[jeonjaeng]

1 minute ago, hawaiims said:

Of course. But you only get 1 key. If you use the same key for more than 1 computer it will be invalidated.

 

Since you are buying  a regular retail key, you can always get the windows 10 license transferred from one computer to another if you decide to throw away an old computer or if you change your motherboard (changing motherboards can invalidate non-retail keys.

 

You can always get a cheaper OEM/System builder license, but be aware that like I said changing motherboards could invalidate your key, and depending on where you get the key from, the key could have been obtained illegally (meaning that Microsoft can one day decide to make your windows 10 license invalid because you bought it from a fraudulent seller)

 

 

Yeah i know all of the info about the OEM keys. Thanks for the info