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Free Windows 10 Education for Students (Even after You Graduate) @ OnTheHub

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Free Windows 10 Education for Students (Even after You Graduate) @ OnTheHub
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ts13 on 02/08/2019 - 23:29 onthehub.com (14793 clicks)
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Previous deal is well over 12 months old, and I think we are overdue for a reminder. Furthermore, a few things have changed since 2017, so this may not even be classified as a dupe in the first place.

What's new?

Firstly, this license lasts in perpetuity,

With more features than ever, like Windows Ink, Paint 3D, and mixed reality, Windows 10 Education is Microsoft’s most robust version yet — and it’s yours, even after you graduate.

and unlike Office 365 which will only last for four years, this will be linked to your Microsoft Account forever. To my understanding, this may also be transferrable as it is linked to your Microsoft Account (and it is definitely not an OEM license / fixed to hardware).

Microsoft also advertises that Windows 10 Education has more features than even Windows 10 Pro. Cortana is now included where it was not before. I believe it is still mass licensed, similar to an enterprise agreement, and thus, it has some enterprise features that Windows 10 Pro does not have.
Where Office 365 is available to any student (or teacher) with a .edu email address, similar offers for free Windows 10 seemed to be limited to whichever schools (or in my university's case, sub-faculties) were willing to pay for an enterprise license.
Now it seems that Windows 10 Education is much more accessible, and is no longer limited by such enterprise licenses, and may even be as widely available as Office 365.

Hope this helps people, as many people seem to be building PCs right now! This is exactly how I found about this, having trouble transferring my digital license, and then discovering I could just obtain a free license code for being a student. I'd be curious to know if any students have eligibility issues now, so let me know in the comments. I know previously, my university offered free Office, but not Windows unless you were in specific faculties like computer science, or engineering.

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  • raj76 on 02/08/2019 - 23:41

    How do you get it if your school is not listed

    • ts13 on 02/08/2019 - 23:45

      Those were the eligibility issues I was worried about. I'm not sure to be honest with you.
      Microsoft advertising doesn't seem to limit it to certain students. The previous deal suggested going here to lobby your school to participate in the program - apparently at no extra cost.

    • NeoBeum on 02/08/2019 - 23:45

      Are you Raj from the ASUS Zen Talk Forum?

      • raj76 on 03/08/2019 - 00:39

        Nope

      • [Deactivated] on 04/08/2019 - 10:25

        Are you Neo from the Matrix?

        • NeoBeum on 21/08/2019 - 02:01

          What is the matrix?

    • Deathtrapz on 02/08/2019 - 23:47

      "If your school does not appear, it may not have an account with us yet. You can help by directing your teachers or IT team to [email protected] so that we can start the process."

  • Kawaii on 03/08/2019 - 00:42

    University of Tasmania doesn’t support it

    • jv on 03/08/2019 - 00:54
      -6

      Yeah, it doesn't have high enough 'Green' rating…

    • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2019 - 02:12
      +3

      I'm a UTAS student and was able to download a product key for free with my credentials

      • Kawaii on 03/08/2019 - 03:33

        Tried again and worked

    • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2019 - 08:42
      +6

      They thought the "per head" licence was a dig.

  • jv on 03/08/2019 - 00:53
    +7

    Free Windows 10 Education for Students
    this will be linked to your Microsoft Account forever.

    This is a great deal for those students who end up working in the public service in a decade's time, as they will most likely still be using Windows 10 then…

    • altomic on 03/08/2019 - 08:29
      +5

      my dept is migrating for Win7 to Win10 in 3 months time.

      true story :{

      my work pc is so underpowered I brought in my own additional RAM. went from 4 to 8gb. inow has way less freezing and "out of resources" messages when too many tabs open.

      • froggym on 03/08/2019 - 09:06
        +2

        Same here. We have programs that only work using chrome but since the computers only have 4gb of RAM it makes everything so painfully slow.

      • haemolysis on 03/08/2019 - 10:23
        +2

        Microsoft is dropping support for Windows 7 next year. So most organisations who haven’t moved over yet will do so.

    • Sage on 03/08/2019 - 09:04
      +4

      You're trying to make a joke, but Microsoft have stated Windows 10 will be the ongoing and final Windows version. They'll continue releasing updates but claim they won't just pull out Windows 11 for the sake of it, which is understandable given the failure of Windows 8.1.
      Also shit joke because people working in public service won't be supplying their own Windows licenses. Joke doesn't work on either level.
      Also, Windows 10 was released in 2015. So if you've seen places that still don't have Windows 10, it's been 4 years not 10.

      • jv on 03/08/2019 - 09:24
        -3

        You're trying to make a joke

        Nope. You just think I am…

      • Agret on 23/08/2019 - 17:12

        You're trying to make a joke, but Microsoft have stated Windows 10 will be the ongoing and final Windows version.

        Yes and no, already have customers running Windows 10 1803 getting prompts that if they don't update to Windows 10 1903 they will be unsupported and not receive further updates.

        Last night was working on a Surface Pro 3 that someone brought me to cleanup a virus on and it had Windows 10 1511 still (!!)

        We also have 2 different builds of Windows 10 LTSB (aimed at enterprise) and now the renamed version of it as Windows 10 LTSC so there's going to be a lot of varying degrees to what exactly "Windows 10" is and when the various versions lose support.

  • Bubble Tea on 03/08/2019 - 01:07
    +4

    For NSW High Schools, use this

    • raj76 on 03/08/2019 - 07:43
      +1

      Anything for vic students

  • shortgum on 03/08/2019 - 01:08

    Could someone please let us know or post a forum about How to get a education student email who already at work

    • altomic on 03/08/2019 - 08:29
      +1

      enrol in a course at an eligible educational institute.

    • IVI on 03/08/2019 - 09:47

      UTAS regularly offers Free courses to enroll in

      • Bob Lou on 03/08/2019 - 21:46

        How do you find them?

  • wudsapp on 03/08/2019 - 01:30
    +2

    says $34.59 for me ?

    • YLUO on 03/08/2019 - 08:52
      +1

      Same from UNSW.

      • froggym on 03/08/2019 - 09:07
        +1

        Mine was saying that too. Turns out I accidentally had it set to staff rather than student. When I clicked to student tab it changed to free.

    • froggym on 03/08/2019 - 09:07
      +1

      Mine was saying that too. Turns out I accidentally had it set to staff rather than student. When I clicked to student tab it changed to free.

      • CaptainHoltisDad on 03/08/2019 - 13:17

        When I click the student Tab the Windows 10 and Office 2019 options disappear :(

        • [Deactivated] on 04/10/2019 - 13:08

          Mine do too

  • worryroots on 03/08/2019 - 01:54

    I'm unable to find Windows 10 Education anywhere in the onhub shopping directory. I study at RMIT.

    • StranJer on 03/08/2019 - 09:07

      Same here, unable to see any Operation System. Only when I select faculty/stuff, I see Win 8.1 and Win 10, for around $34.

    • Cielescha on 03/08/2019 - 10:42
      +3

      I got it for RMIT through here:

      https://portal.azure.com/?Microsoft_Azure_Education_correlat…

      • Feeblely on 08/08/2019 - 17:55

        Doesn't work for me, it says that I don't have access after I click on view key?

        • Agret on 23/08/2019 - 17:15

          At Deakin only IT course students got access to "on the hub" and we had a ton of software on there like Windows Server, Sharepoint Server and SQL Server in addition to the client operating systems.

          • Coconutdog on 13/04/2020 - 11:42

            @Agret: La Trobe had the same thing on their Hub. I got banned for downloading everything available. Got the keys though.

  • Sheng on 03/08/2019 - 02:14
    +1

    Redeemed for free as a recent graduate from USYD.

    [edit: Also redeemed from ACU, transfer student previously with access still to email.]

  • Jamiea on 03/08/2019 - 08:07
    +7

    Protip: If you still have Windows 7 or 8 keys around, you can still activate them for Windows 10.

    • Indomietable on 03/08/2019 - 08:14

      Protip: you can use Windows 10 without activation. You cannot do certain things like customised themes etc, but you still get updates.

  • idonotknowwhy on 03/08/2019 - 08:34
    +3

    Windows 10 is always free (unless you're a sucker) because your aren't the customer, you are the product.

    • WilhelmBargo on 03/08/2019 - 09:04

      How is it always free

      • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2019 - 09:47
        +2

        reg edit removes the 'activate' watermark ;)

        • MuddyClear on 04/08/2019 - 00:26

          Nice tip for running win10 unlicensed

    • Mibo on 03/08/2019 - 15:46
      +9

      Linux is always free

  • Casual9999 on 03/08/2019 - 09:02

    I dont get it, it just direct me to store after i enter the school.

    where do i register for Win 10 Education key???

    • Jollystacker on 03/08/2019 - 10:24

      u add windows 10 education to cart and checkout, make sure the cost is actually $0, from my experience, private and catholic schools have to pay like 30 bucks while public schools and unis get it for free.

      • Casual9999 on 03/08/2019 - 14:42
        +1

        Looked all over the store, office 365 is free but couldnt find Win 10. thanks anyway

        • rye on 03/08/2019 - 22:46

          Same here - I’m a CQU uni student

  • tobi on 03/08/2019 - 11:06

    ehhh

    I guess griffith doesnt like it's alumni students lol

    • BooYa on 07/09/2019 - 07:51

      Do you still have the Griffith email?

      It's been 15 years or so since I graduated, and from what I remember I lost access to the email after a certain amount of months (which they'd tell how long untill I had to change my email address).

      • tobi on 09/09/2019 - 08:37

        I still do, I have an alumni email now, still has the edu.au at the end of it. I can use it on some things.

        • BooYa on 09/09/2019 - 11:21

          Interesting, I remember it started with s followed by student id number, something like that, I'll ring them and ask

          Thanks

          • tobi on 09/09/2019 - 13:26

            @BooYa: You still need that to use the email in the griffith student portal,I have mine. Definitely worth asking.

            • BooYa on 09/09/2019 - 14:31

              @tobi: That's great news, now all I have to do is find my old student ID lol.

              Thanks, I'll give it a go.

  • joshptyltd on 03/08/2019 - 11:12

    Looks like even UTS Alumni can access Windows 10 product keys through the Azure Portal!

    As itsfree said above, you click "All Services" in the sidebar, then search "Education".

  • Bappy on 03/08/2019 - 11:44

    Hello, can somebody please advise how to transfer/link the license to Microsoft account? Do I have to install it first?

    • ts13 on 03/08/2019 - 11:52

      Yeah. Just activate a windows product with it that you’re signed into with your Microsoft account.

      • Bappy on 03/08/2019 - 12:07

        Thanks, but can I reserve/keep it without activating/installing it?

        My issue is I don't have any spare device, my current device has Windows 10 Pro and I don't want to 'upgrade' it to Windows 10 Education.
        I would love to keep this as spare for a new System I will build in near future.

        So can "reserve" this Product Key for future use?

        Also I wonder if I update my current device from my Windows 10 Pro (which is another paid license) to Window 10 Education, can I switch back to Windows 10 Pro? As I don't want to miss out on my current Windows 10 Pro license either.

        Thanks Heaps

        Edit: the below conditions confuses me - does it mean we have 31 days to activate it?

        An Access Guarantee allows you to download software and retrieve product keys from an order for 1-24 months after the order was placed.

        Basic Access Guarantee provides 31 days of access to your order. It is included free on most orders.
        Extended Access Guarantee provides 24 months of access to your order. You can upgrade to Extended Access Guarantee for a small charge at any time before your Basic Access Guarantee expires.
        Access Guarantee Retrieval restores your access to a previous order for an additional 60 days. It can be ordered for a fee after your Basic or Extended Access Guarantee has expired.
        Note: An Access Guarantee does not extend the duration of any software license. See your WebStore's Help page for more information about Access Guarantee.

        • ts13 on 03/08/2019 - 12:41
          +1

          It's a product key… I assume you can just write it down and keep it, and apply it later as you need it.
          Otherwise, you can deactivate your current software key from your current Windows OS, and then reactivate it with this newer license code. But that only helps if this is definitely transferrable, and I'm not sure that it is at this stage.

          • imcold on 14/11/2019 - 07:55

            @ts13: Windows key is generally bound to your hardware you first activate it on.

        • summerz on 03/08/2019 - 13:14
          +1

          Don’t order it unless you can use it very soon. Made the mistake too. Going to get a new desktop in the next 12mths, and ordered one through my student email, and I prefer to keep win10 pro on my current desktop so it can be a working computer when I pass it on. Probably shouldn’t have done for the key has a 31 day expire (pay to extend its life).

          • Bappy on 03/08/2019 - 13:32

            @summerz: Thanks, I realized it after my order too…

            Wonder if I upgrade my current device from Win10Pro to Win10Edu, can I revert back and keep both license?
            Cannot find any useful info on the forums :(

            • summerz on 03/08/2019 - 13:42
              +1

              @Bappy: Was looking at this too. My current is a digital license (upgrade from win7), and going to educational Win will switch to a product key. Digital license is linked to an account…whereas product key is simply typing in the key numbers. You can go from license to key, but not sure if you can go back. Might have to cop the 5.95 charge

        • BooYa on 07/09/2019 - 07:58

          I'm not sure if this would help in your case, but I used to use a lot of virtual machines on my PC, and I could install any OS, then save and create or delete them in seconds.

          I mainly used it for checking suspicious files, registering for multiple instances of "one time only" installation/trial (eg I could have a free VPN forever by activating a new trial, or install trials of very expensive software - I think it was Adobe or some other expensive software - and do this untill I no longer needed it).

  • Bunnyburger on 03/08/2019 - 12:41
    +3

    "You will be liable for the full price of any products you have ordered if you are unable to supply proof of your eligibility upon request"

    I got this scary message at the checkout page. Windows 7 Master Race!

    • RedSky on 03/08/2019 - 20:30

      I'm sure the internet police are on the way as we speak.

  • Jayden16 on 03/08/2019 - 14:32

    Can't get Windows 10 as a Griffith (ex)-student, what a shame

    • BooYa on 07/09/2019 - 08:03

      That's what I wanted to know.

      Thanks, it saves me checking it.

      tobi posted above that "Griffith doesn't like it's alumni".

  • d123 on 03/08/2019 - 16:39

    I can't find Windows 10 when going to the link and then typing and trying Monash uni, UNSW, Melbourne Uni, or even RMIT. Even the local primary schools are not listed in Victoria as far as I can find

    Where is the free Windows 10 offer?

    • d123 on 09/08/2019 - 16:31

      Has anyone been able to get this from Monash, Melbourne Uni, UNSW, or RMIT? If so, how?

      • LEGEND27 on 22/08/2019 - 13:08
        +1

        You gotta sign up to Azure so you can verify that you're a student, then you'll be able to see the code.

        • d123 on 24/08/2019 - 21:42

          Thanks, but I'm a graduate, not an existing student. Any ideas on how I can get Windows 10 through this?

        • d123 on 24/08/2019 - 21:46

          Also, is this available for Victorian primary school students? If so, how? I can't find the schools listed in the search.

          • NeoBeum on 12/09/2019 - 05:40

            @d123: Bug your IT Teacher and get them to sign the school up for MS Education.

            .edu.au will qualify, you just need to use the option to sign up and verify with email instead of institution

            • d123 on 28/10/2019 - 01:11
              +1

              @NeoBeum: Thanks, but we already have an edu.au email address for my son. I just can't find the option to get Windows 10 anywhere. Can you help? Note that my son has signed up to Microsoft Azure and gone to the Education / software page, but there is no option for Windows 10. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

        • d123 on 28/10/2019 - 01:19
          +1

          Thanks and did this, but cannot find Windows 10 as an option under the Education / Software area. It has other software available such as Visual Studio etc. Can you help?

      • Soppro on 04/02/2020 - 20:50

        Monash students can access the OnTheHub store directly: http://monash.onthehub.com/

  • JuiceT on 03/08/2019 - 20:52
    +1

    It comes up as both $27.74 and on;y available for staff with Deakin. Although we can get office 365 education for free if that's worth anything.

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