Avoid
The instruction gives a URL to a .img file to create a virtual disc drive to download the software - a complicated process we had never encountered before. Worryingly the key provided did not work on Microsoft website. We will avoid this supplier.
So we bought from Amazon, at a higher cost (still discounted), and everything worked fine.
Reply from MSSoftware
The img file is direct from Microsoft and gives the user a digital copy, this helps if they ever need to install over the current install to resolve issues!
Once installed its activated and authenticated via Microsoft in the same way.
Also many users don’t wish to create a Microsoft account, so this option is often preferred.
Most software is downloaded from setup.com with the option of using direct img files from Microsoft, I would also point out that for extra costs, “in some instances” we offer every package from setup.com if not already included.