I think the only place it still costs that much is at the undiscounted Microsoft Store.
With just a little shopping, you’ll find prices half that; and only a small or nonexistent price differential between Home and Pro.
(In fact, checking prices today to write this piece, I see Amazon is selling Win10 Pro for $95; and Win10 Home for $119! Yup: The Home version actually costs more than the Pro, at least today.)
So, first point, there’s no need to pay $200.
Second, is it worth even the $100 or so it will actually cost you? Also: Yup.
The Pro version includes extras not in the Home version, such as access to the Group Policy Editor, full Remote Desktop, Client Hyper-V, better control over the Update process, and more.
If you have a choice, I recommend Pro.
Lots more info:
- Compare Windows 10 Home vs. Pro: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compare-windows-10-home-vs-pro
- What’s the Difference Between Windows 10 Home vs Pro Editions?: https://askleo.com/whats-difference-windows-10-home-vs-pro-editions/
- Is Windows 10 Pro worth it?: https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-pro-worth-it
- Windows 10 Home vs. Windows 10 Pro: What’s the Difference, and Which One Is for You?: https://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/features/windows-10-home-vs-windows-10-pro-differences-new-features-718532
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Do the discounted products allow for an upgrade-in-place as opposed to a clean install? That is, can you install them without losing your programs and data files?
Upgrade to Windows 10 is still free as far as I know…I upgraded a Windows 7 machine in June.
ISO’s available for download using the Media Creation Tool, and from the heidoc and TechBench websites.
Indeed, for at least some systems, the upgrade to win 10 is still free!
https://langa.com/index.php/2019/07/03/more-win7-free-upgrade-info/
Isn’t an upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro available from the Microsoft Store app? How much does that cost?
The official price is $99 for a Win10 upgrade from Home to Pro. I see discounted offers online today for as little as about $30, but they’re from sources I’ve never heard of, so I don’t know if those extremely lowball offers are legit or not.
So, you can upgrade — which always carries along baggage — for around $99. Or, for about the same cost, you can get a clean, from-scratch, 100% virgin Pro setup. I’d spring for the Pro, and skip the upgrade, if it were I.
Thanks. Those discounted prices on Amazon are from third-party sellers, though, not Amazon itself. FWIW, I’ll add that I once read a reader comment on some website that claimed that Amazon doesn’t segregate the stock that sellers send it for its “Fulfilled by Amazon” service. So, though you place an order for an item with Seller A, Amazon may ship you a unit that it received from Seller B. (Assuming that was true when I read it, it may no longer be true, of course.)