Windows 8.1 pro (student) the same as a retail version of Windows?

[Joninho]

I'm a student and I've just found out about the offers that are available to me. I'm about to buy Windows 8.1 pro student from the microsoft website for £49.99 but I don't know whether it's the same as buying it from a shop or whatever, it seems too good to be true. So is it the full version with no restrictions? because I mainly use my pc for gaming. Thanks 😀

 

[USAFRet]

All the 8.1 Student versions I've seen are upgrades.
For instance from 7 to 8.1.

 

[Joninho]

Thanks for replying. I currently have windows 7 home premium so that should be no problem, but what you're saying is that it's exactly the same?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for replying. I currently have windows 7 home premium so that should be no problem, but what you're saying is that it's exactly the same?

Once upgraded from 7, yes, it is the regular thing.

 

[Joninho]

Cheers 😀

 

[internalmemory]

If you speak with various Microsoft representatives, they say you can also use this as not an upgrade but as a system builder also via downloading it and during the Assistant/upgrade there is an option that allows you to transfer the OS to a media drive (flash drive) or to burn it as a full OS on a computer without an OS.

 

[Meayen]

Thanks for replying. I currently have windows 7 home premium so that should be no problem, but what you're saying is that it's exactly the same?

Yes, the student copies are exactly the same as the full price copies they make the software available to students for a cheaper price.

 

[starf1]

I have student version. The difference I found so for is [1] you cannot create multiple user account [2] some where I saw raid mirroring (raid 1) cannot be done with this version. Yet to check.

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