Get a Windows 8.1 Professional product key

Hello,

I am learning windows phone 8.1 development but I am unable to use Windows Phone emulator in Visual Studio Community. It needs Hyper-V and it requires Windows Professional. I only have 8.1 basic edition. 

My questions:

1) Is there a way/trick to get a free windows 8.1 professional product key? I'm not a student (only learning at MVA) and not working in a IT  company (unemployed).

I would like a legal product key and no illegal crack, key generator or such.

2) If not, what is the cheapest way to get a legal product key? I got various prices, some really expensives! Windows 8.1 add functionnality services proposed 160, some other websites proposed 60 for the same thing. Is there a reason for such disparity in prices? Are those websites sell legal product keys?

3) If I get a new Windows 8.1 Professional product key, will it be map to Windows 10 Professional when I will upgrade to Windows 10?

I will be grateful for any help you can provide.



  • Edited by Amesha 11 hours 58 minutes ago
May 16th, 2015 3:15pm

If you want to test things there are evaluation versions free to download, install and use/check things. These versions have product key build in, and automatically activate when online, so you can play with those for given number of days.

Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation



  • Edited by Andrew.Fr 11 hours 56 minutes ago
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May 16th, 2015 3:24pm

There is free Hyper-V server.

or better

Upgrade to higher version of operating system. MS partners will help you to find optimal upgrade path. However there are some situations when you have no upgrade path and you should by ner higher level operating system. You have been a little scarce about the license that you have.

Regards

Milos

May 16th, 2015 3:39pm

Thanks for your reply.

I have an OEM license I got with the computer I purchased.


  • Edited by Amesha 9 hours 12 minutes ago
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May 16th, 2015 6:03pm

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