NEED HELP!!! Should I Get a Kinguin windows 10 Key

[105545]

I Have heard a lot about these wondering if the kinguin windows 10 keys are legit PLEASE HELP!!

 

[NewbieGeek]

Kinguin is a Grey marketplace. I'd advise against it generally.

 

[NewbieGeek]

Use a legitimate dealer like Amazon

 

[acbadam42]

i did for my server for around 30$. you have to call microsoft to activate it though

 

[acbadam42]

and remember that it is an oem key so it can only be installed to a single computer, if you ever upgrade your motherboard you might need to buy a new liscense

 

[NewbieGeek]

It MIGHT work, but it also may not be a legitimate copy, and could cause issues for you later.

 

[canadianvice]

Depends how much you can afford to lose. The fact is that many of the keys on Kinguin are stolen or sold in violation of the governing license agreements. Often you will get a "working" key, but when it comes time for its 6 month check in with the Volume licensing server of the company it was stolen/illegally resold from, it will fail, since you are not part of that company.

Kinguin's keys generally last just about long enough that they have no liability - one of the reasons they're notoriously cheap. You might get a working key, but I wouldn't bet on it, and so if you can afford to gamble be my guest, but otherwise you should use a legal key.

It's worth noting that you can use windows 10 legally without a license key, but it does have a few restrictions such as an inability to set a background. Windows 10 will however work (theoretically) into perpetuity without it.

 

[105545]

Depends how much you can afford to lose. The fact is that many of the keys on Kinguin are stolen or sold in violation of the governing license agreements. Often you will get a "working" key, but when it comes time for its 6 month check in with the Volume licensing server of the company it was stolen/illegally resold from, it will fail, since you are not part of that company.

Kinguin's keys generally last just about long enough that they have no liability - one of the reasons they're notoriously cheap. You might get a working key, but I wouldn't bet on it, and so if you can afford to gamble be my guest, but otherwise you should use a legal key.

It's worth noting that you can use windows 10 legally without a license key, but it does have a few restrictions such as an inability to set a background. Windows 10 will however work (theoretically) into perpetuity without it.

If I buy one and after 6 months and it comes up stolen or illegal will something happen to my Microsoft account

 

[canadianvice]

Depends how much you can afford to lose. The fact is that many of the keys on Kinguin are stolen or sold in violation of the governing license agreements. Often you will get a "working" key, but when it comes time for its 6 month check in with the Volume licensing server of the company it was stolen/illegally resold from, it will fail, since you are not part of that company.

Kinguin's keys generally last just about long enough that they have no liability - one of the reasons they're notoriously cheap. You might get a working key, but I wouldn't bet on it, and so if you can afford to gamble be my guest, but otherwise you should use a legal key.

It's worth noting that you can use windows 10 legally without a license key, but it does have a few restrictions such as an inability to set a background. Windows 10 will however work (theoretically) into perpetuity without it.

If I buy one and after 6 months and it comes up stolen or illegal will something happen to my Microsoft account

The only reason to be worried is if it were for a business. MS can crack down very harshly on businesses found to be using illegitimate licenses. For yourself, the only effects you would feel are that Windows would revert back to its unactivated state and then you'd have to waste time trying to get Kinguin to fix it - which as I understand is a losing proposition.

Either way, these websites basically act as sharks for goods purchased by theft or stolen credit cards, so you shouldn't give them your business.

 

[lancerzero9]

I have used kinguin a lot. Sometimes you have to call the robo microsoft number if your key doesn't work and follow the simple instructions to activate it. I just did this 4 days ago. My last computer build had an OEM key for 2 years with no issue.

FYI, some people never even bother to activate their copy of Windows 10. You still recieve updates and it works fine, you just can't change the background and some other things that are just annoying, but it still works. Most of the keys are international keys that are legit and not stolen. They are cheap because certain poor countries have schools that pay almost nothing for windows from microsoft because its for educational reasons. Maybe $5 for what they charge $200 in the USA becuase we have money. They take the excess keys and sell them to someone else who sells them to us. Nothing wrong with that IMO.

 

[canadianvice]

I have used kinguin a lot. Sometimes you have to call the robo microsoft number if your key doesn't work and follow the simple instructions to activate it. I just did this 4 days ago. My last computer build had an OEM key for 2 years with no issue.

FYI, some people never even bother to activate their copy of Windows 10. You still recieve updates and it works fine, you just can't change the background and some other things that are just annoying, but it still works. Most of the keys are international keys that are legit and not stolen. They are cheap because certain poor countries have schools that pay almost nothing for windows from microsoft because its for educational reasons. Maybe $5 for what they charge $200 in the USA becuase we have money. They take the excess keys and sell them to someone else who sells them to us. Nothing wrong with that IMO.

Legally there is. Education, Volume license, and other keys are not legally resellable usually. It's a violation of the license. If you're talking serious moral or ethical concerns, no, but it should not be painted as correct in much the same way piracy isn't. I also expect you'd be surprised just how many are purchased on stolen credit cards. G2A is a very similar site and it's known to be an absolutely rampant issue there - I doubt kinguin is any better for morality when it comes to how they get their commission.