Can I install a volume licensed version of Windows 10 Education on an unlicensed Windows 10?
My wife is a student and she will be getting a volume licensed version of Windows 10 Education for free.
We are buying a her a laptop with a good config but no OS installed.
My plan is to:
- Download an ISO version of Windows 10
- Put the image on a USB
- Install in the new laptop
- Then somehow (don't have the instructions from Uni yet) install the volume licensed Windows 10 Education on this unlicensed version of Windows
I assume this should work but I just want to make sure before we buy this laptop.
- Can someone please confirm the feasibility of this approach?
- Any caveats/risks/concerns I should watch out for?
The Media Creation Tool only offers Windows 10 Home or Pro, which cannot be activated by a Windows 10 Education Key.
Your institution might provide you with the Education edition of Windows 10.
If you are only provided with a license (product key), you can download the ISO file from the Microsoft Download Academic Products website at the following address:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/vlacademicISO
In any case, you need to get from the university either the ISO and product key, or at least the product key alone.