Windows 10: Installing W10 Pro on a new computer

I am about to retire my old desktop (W10 Pro Microsoft account) and replace it with a new one. Is there any way I can install version 1809 on the new machine without having to pay extra for an upgrade from Home? I have a bootable 1809 thumb drive from which I assume I can use for the installation.

Thank you.

:)

 

Installing W10 Home on unactivated W10 Pro computer

I've been searching for a solution for a few days now, but can't solve my specific problem.

I am using a computer that previously had a non-genuine version of W7 on it. I purchased a physical CD and product key from Newegg for W10 Home. To speed things up, while the physical copy and key were in the mail, I upgraded to W10 via the internet and
did a clean install.

When I tried to enter the activation key, it gave me an error because I was trying to enter a W10 Home key on a W10 Pro computer.

How do I go about downgrading from W10 Pro to W10 Home? When I try to install from the CD, it says there is not enough room.

 

W10 Home > Pro

Question:

right now I made a bootable USB for W10, off my current installation which is a W10 Home.

Monday I'll use that on my new rig but I want to move to W10 Pro on that one. Is this possible with my bootable USB setup? My guess is that you just re-pick your version based on the activation code, amirite?

 

moving W10 Pro license to another computer running W10 Home

I am a long time W10 Insider.

I had a Gateway NV79 running W10 Pro and it bellied up with on board battery issues and is non functional.

I want to move that Pro License to another W10 machine running home.

What are the steps/

Thanks,

Norm Weed