Microsoft Windows 10 Home – Retail Key (1 PC)

Windows 10 Home in Retail version is Microsoft's full consumer licence for its operating system, intended for 1 PC. Its distinctive feature lies in its commercial status: unlike an OEM key, a Retail licence can be removed from one computer and reactivated on another, which makes it suitable for people who change machine or regularly rebuild their configuration.

Features of the Home edition

• Full Windows 10 interface — Start menu, live tiles, virtual desktops, Tablet mode and Task View.
• Microsoft Defender — built-in antivirus, firewall and SmartScreen filter, updated automatically.
• Windows Hello — unlock by face, fingerprint or PIN.
• Microsoft Store — access to the app catalogue and to the built-in apps (Photos, Mail, Maps, Xbox).
• Family safety — screen time management and web filtering for children's accounts.
• Game mode and screen recording — via the Xbox Game Bar.
• OneDrive backup and File History — copies of your documents locally or in the cloud.

Retail or OEM: what changes

A Retail licence is transferable: you can deactivate it on the old PC and use it on a new one, or replace the motherboard without losing activation. An OEM licence, by contrast, stays permanently attached to the original hardware. That is the only functional difference: the installed system and its features are strictly identical.

Activation

Your activation key is sent by e-mail within 24 hours at most after payment is validated. Open Settings › Update & Security › Activation, click Change product key and enter the code received. Activation is done online. Linking the licence to your Microsoft account makes it easier to reactivate after a hardware change.

System requirements

• 1 GHz minimum processor, 32 or 64-bit architecture
• 2 GB of RAM in 64-bit, 1 GB in 32-bit
• 20 GB of free storage space
• DirectX 9 graphics card with WDDM 1.0 driver
• 800 x 600 display at minimum
• Internet connection for activation and updates

Buy Windows 10 Home in Switzerland

CHKEY is a Swiss company based in Lausanne. Prices in Swiss francs, invoice, support in English by e-mail and live chat. Your Windows 10 Home key is dispatched by e-mail within 24h of receipt of payment.