You are assembling a new PC and are looking for a license for Windows 11 at a good price? Are you in the process of upgrading to Windows 11 but don’t know which OS edition to go to? Then let me give you a hand and suggest you where and how to buy Windows 11 at the best possible price. But first let me clarify the editions and licenses available for this operating system.
Like its predecessors, Windows 11 is also distributed in various versions: the main ones are that Home, which is aimed at private users and includes all the most important functions of the operating system; then there is that Pro which is aimed at business users and includes additional features such as device encryption with BitLocker, remote desktop, Windows Sandbox and Group Policy; finally there is Windows 11 Enterprise with functions and support dedicated to very large companies (find all the details here).
To date, Microsoft allows you to upgrade for free from Windows 10 to Windows 11 while maintaining the same edition of the operating system (therefore from Windows 10 Home to Windows 11 Home, from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 Pro and so on), while the licenses for the new assembled PCs and for the upgrades of Windows 10 to higher editions than the one currently used must obviously be purchased (e.g. to switch from Windows 10 Home to Windows 11 Pro). The free upgrade offer for eligible systems does not have a specific deadline but – Microsoft says – the company reserves the right to end support for this offer (which in any case will not expire before October 5, 2022). Having made these important assumptions, let’s get to the point and see what are currently the most convenient solutions for buy Windows 11.
Index
- Best price for Windows 11
- Microsoft Store
- Mr Key Shop
- Amazon
- Download Windows 11
- Install Windows 11
Best price for Windows 11
If you want to know which ones are the best Windows 11 offers currently available online, keep reading: you can find them listed right below.
I recommend, however, before buying the operating system make sure that your PC respects the minimum requirements required for its use: 1 GHz 64-bit processor or SoC with two or more cores, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of disk space, graphics processor compatible with DirectX 12 / WDDM 2.x and screen of at least 9 “with a resolution of at least 720p. There must also be support for the TPM 2.0 chip (although there is a way to bypass this requirement).
Microsoft Store
At the time of writing, it is Microsoft’s official store it does not allow you to purchase licenses for Windows 11, but only licenses for Windows 10 at list pricewhich can be used to carry out thefree upgrade to the corresponding edition of Windows 11.
If you are interested in this solution, then connect to the Microsoft store, select the version of Windows you are interested in among those available, for example Windows 10 Home for 145 euros or Windows 10 Pro for 259 euros, and click on add to cart button. Next, indicate the quantity of licenses to be purchased, the Billing country / geographic area and click on the button for complete the transaction.
You will then be asked to log in with your Microsoft account (or create a new one, if you don’t have one) and to complete the payment by card or PayPal. In this way you will get the product key necessary to activate Windows 10 and then perform the free upgrade to Windows 11. For more details on how to download Windows 11 and activate it, skip to the part of the tutorial dedicated to downloading Windows 11.
Mr Key Shop
If you want save on list prices and you want buy Windows 11 Home, Professional or Enterprise through specific licenses for these versions of the operating system, you can contact third party sites of proven reliability. Among these, one of the best is certainly Mr Key Shop.
If you have never heard of it, Mr Key Shop is a site managed by a company with offices in Italy and England that offers 100% original licenses for Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server (which I told you about in detail in my tutorial on how to buy Windows Server), Microsoft Office for Windows and Mac (which I told you about in detail in my tutorial on how to buy Windows Office 2021 for PC and Mac) and antivirus at competitive prices. This is made possible by the fact that the site resells unused licenses from companies and companies that have switched to the cloud (in full compliance with the relevant European regulations).
It all happens in a way completely digital and 100% Eco Friendly with the product keys that are delivered in a few seconds directly via e-mail, including instructions on how to activate the purchased products (without therefore the environmental impact caused by any shipment of physical goods) and with money back guarantee. Furthermore, there is another feature that is quite rare for services of this kind to be underlined: thefree Italian specialized assistance.
That said, however purchase Windows 11 Professional, Home or any other edition of the operating system from Mr Key Shop, linked to this page of the site and choose theedition which you prefer: Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Professional (also available as an upgrade version from Windows 10) or Windows 11 Enterprise, if you want purchase Windows 11 Enterprise. Once this is done, click on the button to add the product to shopping cart and repeat the same operation for any other products of your interest (as mentioned, on Mr Key Shop there are also Office 2021, Office 2019 and older versions of the suite; various editions of Windows (including the very popular Windows 10 from which you can update free to Windows 11) and some of the most important antivirus software for Windows, macOS and mobile devices).
Once your purchases are complete, go to cash desk of Mr Key Shop and complete the transaction by paying with one of the many secure payment methods supported by the site, such as PayPal, Amazon Pay and card. Within a few seconds you will receive thee-mail with the licenses purchased and instructions for activate Windows 11 and any other products purchased.
Are you a software reseller or do you run an IT company? Then you should also take a look at Mr Key Shop’s MKReseller Program, which allows you to have discounts for resellers and a software price list tailored to your business with a personalized discount code valid for all purchases on Mr Key Shop, further discounts on the ” purchase of over 30 product keys and free preferential assistance.
Amazon
Also on Amazon you can find licenses for Windows 11 and licenses for Windows 10 to use for the free upgrade to Windows 11; however, you have to be careful about the products you buy.
In addition to the articles sold directly by Microsoft, on the famous e-commerce founded by Jeff Bezos it is in fact possible to find licenses for Windows 11 and Windows 10 sold by third-party suppliers, which are not always 100% reliable. Before venturing into the purchase of products not sold directly by Microsoft, therefore, I invite you to check the reliability of the sellers and read the comments of other users.
For the rest, if you need a hand to register on Amazon and buy on Amazon, I have created tutorials dedicated to these topics.
Download Windows 11
Now that you have your license, you are ready to download Windows 11. To do this, all you have to do is connect to this page, download theWindows 11 installation assistantstart it and follow the instructions on the screen: in a few minutes you will know if your PC is compatible with Windows 11 and then you can update to this operating system.
Alternatively, if your purpose is create a Windows 11 installation media (e.g. a USB key or a DVD), click on the download button related to the special tool made available by Microsoft, then start the software in question and follow the instructions on the screen to create your support and use it to install Windows 11 on any compatible computer.
You can find all the details in my tutorial on how to download Windows 11. If, on the other hand, you need to install Windows 11 without requirements (for example on a PC that does not have the TPM) you have to use other tools to create a USB key for the installation of the operating system that does not perform the compatibility checks: you will find everything explained in the tutorial that I have just linked to you.
Install Windows 11
The procedure for install Windows 11 is disarming simplicity: after starting the update assistant or the installation media created by following the steps above, select the language you prefer, press the buttons Forward And Install and enter the product key code of Windows 11 you purchased (if you are doing a clean install).
Choose, therefore, theWindows 11 edition that you prefer among those proposed, accept Windows terms of use, go Forward and choose if update the current version of Windows without losing data (if possible) or whether to do acustom installation with the ability to format the disk.
In a few minutes, by following the simple on-screen instructions, you will have yours Genuine Windows 11 and ready to use! If any steps are not clear to you, I invite you to consult my tutorial on how to upgrade to Windows 11.
Article created in collaboration with Mr Key Shop.
