Linux (Pop!_OS v20.04) was installed on it and has been the more trusty workhorse since. No problem until the manufacturer of all the networking hardware in that laptop decided to retract all drivers. I’m currently typing this on a 6 year old laptop, which got messed up by Microsoft relentlessly updating Windows. ‘Home’ editions are an absolute joke.Ģ Months left on the guarantee period of the new laptop I bought with Windows 11 S (which allowed conversion to Windows 11 Home edition). The ‘Pro’ edition hasn’t been worthy of that name for 2 or 3 years now. Those are the only 2 versions worth shelling out for. Licenses are sold for less than $5 in some stores and online marketplaces, but caution is advised if the deal sounds too good to be true.Ĭouldn’t agree more. A quick check at key reselling site G2A confirms that you may get a Windows 11 Pro license for as little as $35.08 at the time of writing. If you live in a region where key reselling is allowed, you may get better bargains still. At Newegg, Windows 11 Pro OEM DVD is available for $159.98 currently.

At Best Buy, just one of the stores that is offering Windows 11 retail licenses, you'd get Windows 11 Pro USB Flash Drive for $199.99. On Amazon, you get a Windows 11 Home mini PC for $219 currently. In fact, you may purchase an entire PC with Windows 11 that is almost as expensive as the single license that you get from Microsoft. That is the same price that you'd pay for a retail copy of Windows 11.

Windows 11 Home is available for $139, and Windows 11 Pro for $199.99. When you check out Microsoft's offerings on the official site, you will notice that the digital download of the license costs as much as a retail license.

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