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Why Spend $200 for Windows 11 Pro When You Can Pay Only $8 Now

This article features deals sourced directly by Gizmodo and produced independently of the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. Whether you’re building a PC from scratch, or just tired of your current PC’s out of date OS, you might be intrigued by this StackSocial deal. Microsoft’s latest and feature-packed operating system is selling for a generous 94% discount. If you go to Microsoft’s own website, these licenses will cost you $199. Here, they are only $10 a pop. To sweeten the pot even more, you can use the promo code WIN2 which will bring the keys down even further to just $8 for a limited time. Windows 11 Pro comes with some useful upgrades over the previous edition. Among these is Unviersal Search. This centralized search engine exists right along the taskbar and can be used to search both within your machine and across the web. When you conduct a search, it simultaneously is scanning your applications, documents, photo library as well as running an internet search for the terms entered. So whether you’re trying to fin some Word document you built out ages ago, looking for a recipe you’re pretty sure you downloaded at some point, or

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