Does the Windows 10 download come with a product key?

[useless2112]

Hi all! I was just going to buy the Windows 10 USB from Microsoft but it is out of stock and has been for a while. They have the download but I am skeptical about that. I already have a USB with the ISO file for Windows 10 for when I build my new PC. However, what happens if I buy the download file? Does it come with a product key?

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

Hi all! I was just going to buy the Windows 10 USB from Microsoft but it is out of stock and has been for a while. They have the download but I am skeptical about that. I already have a USB with the ISO file for Windows 10 for when I build my new PC. However, what happens if I buy the download file? Does it come with a product key?

Thanks!

If you purchase the download version from Microsoft, yes, it comes with the license key.
That is actually what you are buying...the license.

The install is freely available. The license is what costs money.

 

[Corwin65]

It will have an activation but thereafter it will be tied to the MS account you set up.