Yeah, I'm bracing myself for this. I'll get myself £4 licence for this and hope for the best.

It's not a legit licensed copy for you. Sorry. You might as well just pirate it.

I believe you! But still, I'll get it. I _wish_ there was other way to stay on w10 (I still have several obstacles to clear before migrating to Linux)

Depends, there were court orders that claimed it were.