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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 992 reviews

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    All good

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product was ordered online as it was unavailable in the store. Arrived as expected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Geek squad can you help me with this?

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sorry, I wasn’t familiar with it. It didn’t work with my computer. It was too old.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    DO NOT BUY!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought Windows 11 from Best Buy for $140, only to have it become a massive headache a month later. After upgrading my CPU and GPU, a distracting “Activate Windows” watermark appeared on my screen, and the system refused to reactivate with my original product key, claiming it’s now invalid. This essentially locks you out of full functionality unless you shell out for another license! When I went to Best Buy for help, they shrugged and said software is non-returnable or exchangeable, leaving me stuck with a useless $140 purchase. I’ve since learned you can get Windows keys online for as low as $15, which makes this feel like a total rip-off. Save your money and avoid this trap—hardware upgrades shouldn’t break your OS or your wallet!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Is what it is, and available when I needed it. Good product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does its job

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You can get windows for free, but having the warranty any tech support make this worth it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Its windows

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its windows plain and simple. Flash drive couldve been a bit bigger in physical size i feel like im going to lose it every tike i set it down

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as expected

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Way better then buying online, I've always preferred to have physical copies. Glad I found this

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must have

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    switched due to the migration to 13th gen intel so i needed to use this to leverage the cpu, but otherwise great product and fair price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Software is passing us by.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Windows 11 PRO is the OS of choice now. It is a hit and miss. Microsoft is forcing more and more on us within it software. Learn how to setup your programs and keep things updated.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Out of date

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The version I received was out of date. Kind of a headache to get up and running.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Its a operating system

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not sure what to say.. its a operating system its doing jts job... slight learning curve after using windows 7 for years

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Motherboard replaced. Windows doesn’t transfer!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had windows installed for 5 days before my motherboard had an unexpected error. I did not know that when I returned my motherboard that my windows WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW MOTHERBOARD. I tried reaching out to windows with no fix I was forced to get windows elsewhere. Just know that this is a onetime use if anything happens to your motherboard your copy of windows is gone.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Happy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very happy with this purchase… no concerns to report.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    computer problems

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    re-formatted the hard drive and our son-in-law did the install, it worked and the computer is functioning like new

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Windows 11

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product but installation could be better and easier specially with ASUS motherboards.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fine product

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy boot process but not too keen on paying windows this much for something pretty much everyone without a mac uses.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    window 11

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    so far it been good i have no issues with it. My games work great with no issues so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy windows install off included flash drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’ve used windows 11 for 4 months,and I’m still learning but I like it so much better than windows 10,the download of the flash drive was so easy,and it doesn’t have to update much

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Can't return it so be sure

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Be sure this works with your hardware because you can't return it. That stinks

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Easy set up

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worked right away i had no problems downloadingim satisfied

    I would recommend this to a friend