102 PCWorld JULY 2019HERE’S HOW GET WINDOWS 10 CHEAP (OR FOR FREE)
options are usually of the physical education
or dance variety (swim, ballet, jazz, boot
camp workouts, etc.), but you can also find
the occasional class on topics like Beginning
Drawing, Intro to HTML & CSS, and Video
for the Web.
If you were already planning on taking a
class in one of these subjects, you’re getting
an amazing deal. Windows 10 Education,
which is similar to the enterprise version of
Windows 10, includes popular Windows 10
Pro features like Bitlocker encryption (go.
pcworld.com/btlk) and the Windows 10 May
Update’s Sandbox feature (go.pcworld.
com/snbx). You’re essentially getting
Windows 10 Pro (and then some) for as
much as 60 percent off and you get to learnsomething new.
Even if you aren’t interested in the
classes, you’re still paying considerably
less than what you would for even a
Windows 10 Pro OEM license. We don’t
encourage truancy, but there’s nothing
saying you have to show up for class, so
long as you’re comfortable with a failing
grade on your record.
Obviously, if your local community
college doesn’t have an agreement with
Microsoft in place, this strategy won’t work.
Also, if the total cost of the class,
administrative fees, and license fee adds up
to more than the retail cost of a Windows 10
Pro license, and you wouldn’t have
otherwise taken the class, that negates thisWindows 10 Pro’s Bitlocker feature makes encrypting a drive very easy.