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I'm on a tight budget and just bought all my pc parts but wont be able to pay for windows 10 for another few months (I'm a kid) so do I have to buy windows 10 or can I just install it and wait to input a code in a few months

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, CombatComedy said:

I'm on a tight budget and just bought all my pc parts but wont be able to pay for windows 10 for another few months (I'm a kid) so do I have to buy windows 10 or can I just install it and wait to input a code in a few months

 

 

 

 

Why not try out Linux for a few months then?

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2 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

Why not try out Linux for a few months then?

because I'm completely naïve to anything but windows

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Windows has a free version but it has a watermark if you dont mind. Also you can get w10 from kinguin for ~30 with protection

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11 minutes ago, CombatComedy said:

I'm on a tight budget and just bought all my pc parts but wont be able to pay for windows 10 for another few months (I'm a kid) so do I have to buy windows 10 or can I just install it and wait to input a code in a few months

 

 

 

 

Go on kingwin, I got windows 10 pro for $40

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You can install Windows 10 in a trial period. You get full version access for 30 days after that your OS will be locked down to basic functions and a watermark until you purchase a Legit key.

 

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34 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:
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You can install Windows 10 in a trial period. You get full version access for 30 days after that your OS will be locked down to basic functions and a watermark until you purchase a Legit key.

 

Kingpin is a grey market retailer, purchase with caution. 

kingpin seems illegitimate due to its prices being a fourth of windows prices itself and I don't want to be completely locked out of my pc for 2 months, and if I go to Linux for a few months wont I have to get a new hdd for Linux and if I don't , wont I lose all my info when I switch to windows 10 because its all coded in C and windows is c++ or even if they are the same codebase, wont the Linux format not transfer to windows 

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8 minutes ago, CombatComedy said:

kingpin seems illegitimate due to its prices being a fourth of windows prices itself and I don't want to be completely locked out of my pc for 2 months, and if I go to Linux for a few months wont I have to get a new hdd for Linux and if I don't , wont I lose all my info when I switch to windows 10 because its all coded in C and windows is c++ or even if they are the same codebase, wont the Linux format not transfer to windows 

As I said it's a grey market retailer .... 

 

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Just install it now so you can get using your PC, and then activate it when you have the money.  You'll just miss out on some features and have a watermark in the mean time but it's better than nothing

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11 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Just install it now so you can get using your PC, and then activate it when you have the money.  You'll just miss out on some features and have a watermark in the mean time but it's better than nothing

like what features

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Just now, CombatComedy said:

like what features

they make customizing things like colour, background etc a bit more difficult by disabling the normal tools/settings menu, and some other stuff I'm not entirely sure of the whole list.

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