Microsoft Store Promo Codes & Student Discount

1. Check the student and military discount before you buy

   Up to 10% off select devicesLow effortStudents, parents, educators, military and their families

   Microsoft's special discount covers select physical products such as consumer Surface devices and accessories. It's open to students from primary school through higher education (home school included) and their parents, to faculty working in education, and to active, former and retired military members and their immediate families. Check with the email of your personal Microsoft account — not a work or school account — and you're approved right away; while you're signed in, the cart applies whichever is lower: the discount or the sale price.^{[5, 6, 7]}

   1. Open the student and military discount page on microsoft.com and choose to check your eligibility.
   2. Enter the email address of your personal Microsoft account.
   3. Shop while signed in and confirm the lower price in your cart.

2. Buy Certified Refurbished Surface or Xbox

   Up to 30% below new on SurfaceLow effortAnyone open to a refurbished device

   Microsoft's Certified Refurbished devices are screened, repaired, tested and cleaned, and arrive in their own box with the standard accessories and manuals. Refurbished Surface models are priced up to 30% below new, and through December 31 Microsoft takes at least 5% more off them (one offer per customer). The warranty is 12 months on Surface and 90 days on Xbox consoles, and the usual 60-day return policy applies.^{[1, 9]}

3. Trade in your old device for cash back

   Trade-in value plus up to $500Some effortAnyone buying a new Surface Laptop or Surface Pro

   The trade-in program is run by Teladvance: it values a used PC, laptop, phone, tablet or game console online, sends a prepaid label, and pays you within 14 days once the device is received, inspected and approved. Buy a new Surface Laptop or Surface Pro between October 1 and December 29, 2026 and submit the trade-in with your proof of purchase in that window, and Microsoft adds cash back of up to $500 — the amount depends on the device you bought and what your old one is worth.^{[1, 8]}

   1. Once the new Surface ships, save the order details from Order history as a PDF — that's your proof of purchase.
   2. Get a value on the Teladvance trade-in page and upload the PDF.
   3. Ship the old device with the prepaid label within 15 days.

4. Claim a price adjustment if the price drops

   The difference back, once per productSome effortPhysical products bought from Microsoft Store

   If Microsoft lowers the price of a qualifying physical product within 60 days of delivery, it refunds the difference. On new products it also matches a lower price for the identical, in-stock item at Best Buy or Amazon for Surface, and Best Buy, Amazon, Target, GameStop or Walmart for Xbox. For Microsoft's own price cuts, products bought October 1 to December 2, 2026 can be adjusted until January 31, 2027. Each product gets one adjustment, and the money goes back the way you paid.^{[1, 3]}

   1. Keep an eye on the price for 60 days after your order arrives.
   2. Contact Microsoft Store Sales and Support with your order and, for a retailer match, the retailer's listing.
   3. Check the refund on your original payment method.

5. Pay yearly for Microsoft 365, or share a Family plan

   $19.89–$25.89 a year less than monthlyLow effortMicrosoft 365 subscribers

   Microsoft 365 Personal costs $99.99 a year or $9.99 a month; Family costs $129.99 a year or $12.99 a month and covers 1 to 6 people, each on up to 5 devices at once, with 2 TB of shared cloud storage. Paying yearly saves $19.89 on Personal and $25.89 on Family against twelve monthly payments. Family's Copilot features stay with the subscription owner and can't be shared.^[13]

Codes and offers kept by David Jones, who keeps this guide's deals current.

Microsoft issues its own promo codes, each tied to one promotion with its own end date, and its general terms make them single-use unless stated otherwise and say they can't be copied or passed on. So we don't list codes for Microsoft Store — only dated public deals shown on microsoft.com, with their end dates.

• Up to $500 cash back on a new Surface Laptop or Surface Pro with a trade-in

  Buy a qualifying new Surface Laptop or Surface Pro and trade in a used PC, laptop, phone, tablet or game console to get the trade-in value plus extra cash back of up to $500.

  Found on microsoft.com on Oct 16, 2026

  Terms

  Buy the new Surface and submit the online trade-in claim with its proof of purchase between October 1 and December 29, 2026, on Microsoft Store online in the US or Canada. The extra cash back varies with the device bought and the trade-in value; up to $500 is the maximum. Mail the old device within 15 days; it must power on, hold a charge, be undamaged, not password protected and come with its original charger. Trade-ins are handled by Teladvance and are final. One trade-in per new Surface, up to 50 per customer; not valid on earlier orders or with other offers.

  See the offer

  Ends Dec 29, 2026

• Extra savings of at least 5% on Certified Refurbished Surface

  An extra discount of at least 5% on Microsoft Certified Refurbished Surface devices, which Microsoft prices up to 30% below new.

  Found on microsoft.com on Oct 16, 2026

  Terms

  Runs from August 8 to December 31 at 11:59 p.m. PST while supplies last (the terms give no year; the offer was live on October 16, 2026). Microsoft Store US and Canada only; one offer per customer. Not valid on earlier orders, not combinable with other offers, and excludes tax and shipping. Refunds take the discount into account.

  See the offer

  Ends Dec 31, 2026

• Up to $1,000 cash back on Surface Laptop Ultra when you trade in a MacBook Pro

  Trade in a MacBook Pro when you buy a new Surface Laptop Ultra to get its trade-in value plus cash back of up to $1,000.

  Found on microsoft.com on Oct 16, 2026

  Terms

  Buy a qualifying new Surface Laptop Ultra and submit the online trade-in claim with its proof of purchase between October 7 and November 23, 2026, on Microsoft Store online in the US or Canada. The cash back varies with the device bought and the trade-in value; $1,000 is the maximum. Mail the old device within 15 days in working condition with its original charger; trade-ins are handled by Teladvance and are final. One offer per customer; not valid on earlier orders or with other offers.

  See the offer

  Ends Nov 23, 2026

1. Guest checkout can't take a promo code

   To use a code you have to check out with a Microsoft account, and the code box only shows on the checkout page once shipping and payment are filled in.^[10]

2. The student and military discount doesn't stack

   You get either the discount or the sale price, whichever is lower — never both. Xbox consoles, games and accessories, Microsoft 365, Windows and Surface for Business devices are excluded altogether.^[5]

3. Express shipping comes off a return refund

   Microsoft keeps the original shipping charge when you return an item, so the $16.99 Express fee isn't refunded unless the return is about the license agreement or warranty.^{[2, 4]}

4. Trade-ins have a 15-day clock and are final

   Ship the old device within 15 days of finishing the online trade-in. It has to power on, hold a charge, have no cracked screen, liquid damage or missing parts, not be password protected, and include its original charger; devices that fail can be recycled with no cash back.^[8]

5. Microsoft 365 renews at the regular price

   Personal, Family and Premium plans renew automatically, at the regular price and for the term you picked, unless you cancel in your Microsoft account. If you only need a plan for a while, note when it renews.^[13]

6. Black Friday cuts may not be adjusted

   Microsoft's Terms of Sale say price reductions and adjustments aren't available for clearance items or for limited-time cuts tied to special sale events such as Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Cyber Week. If a holiday deal undercuts what you paid, ask Microsoft before relying on a price adjustment.^[12]