Windows 10 Home OEM – Activation key tied to the motherboard

Windows 10 Home under OEM licence is the consumer version of the system, in the most economical licence format. It is the right choice for a personal PC, a family computer or an assembled machine that will stay in service as it is: office work, browsing, multimedia and gaming. The trade-off for the price is the licence mode: an OEM key ties itself permanently to the motherboard of the PC on first activation. It is not transferable to another computer and a motherboard change invalidates the activation.

What the Home edition contains

• Complete and up-to-date system — security updates, drivers and features via Windows Update.
• Microsoft Defender — built-in antivirus, firewall and SmartScreen filter.
• Windows Hello — unlocking by fingerprint or facial recognition on compatible hardware.
• Microsoft Store and built-in apps — Photos, Mail, Maps, Xbox and gaming with DirectX 12.
• Virtual desktops and Snap — organisation of windows and workspaces.

The Home edition does not include BitLocker, incoming Remote Desktop, Hyper-V, Windows Sandbox or domain join: these functions are specific to the Pro edition.

Activation

The activation key is sent to you by email within 24 hours maximum. Install Windows 10 Home, then go to Settings > Update & Security > Activation > Change product key and enter the code received.

System requirements

1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM in 32-bit or 2 GB in 64-bit, 32 GB of disk space, DirectX 9 graphics card with WDDM 1.0 driver, 800 x 600 minimum display, Internet connection for activation.

Buy Windows 10 Home in Switzerland

CHKEY is a Swiss company in Lausanne. You buy your Windows 10 licence in Switzerland at a price in CHF and support in French by email.