To add to the suggestion that you consider a refurbished Windows 7 computer, remember that Windows 7 can be upgraded to Windows 10 without cost. Although the free upgrade offer is no longer being rammed down customer's throats like it used to be, it's still there. To take advantage of it, you must find a Windows 10 media, and install it using your Windows 7 Product key. Once you do this, your Windows 10 is both activated and "registered" with Microsoft.
You can download Windows 10 media. Several sites feature the needed links.
I cannot assess the difficulty in installing an operating system because what is easy for one person may be an insurmountable obstacle for another. Suffice it to say this: Every version of Windows has been easier to install than the previous one; thus, Windows 10 is the easiest of them all.
Cheers, PW.
P.S. To upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10, you must use the Product Key printed on the Certificate of Authenticity sticker affixed to your system. The "universal" Product Keys used by manufacturers (and found by using software) won't be accepted.
P.P.S. Of the last four systems I've purchased, all have been Off-Lease (Refurbished.) But I doubt they do much "refurbishing" because one arrived with a dead CMOS battery -- something that should've not escaped notice. Big Deal! A replacement was only $2.
My guess is that their refurbishing is simply replacing the disk contents with a fresh copy of Windows, wiping any dirt off the case exterior, and sending it on its way. |
