Windows 10: Activate Windows 10 Pro on a Windows 10 Home installation.

Discus and support Activate Windows 10 Pro on a Windows 10 Home installation. in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Just got a new laptop that came with Windows 10 Home edition. I have a Windows 10 Pro license that I bought back in 2017 appears in order history in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Anri001, May 29, 2020.

  1. ANRI001
    Anri001 Win User

    Activate Windows 10 Pro on a Windows 10 Home installation.


    Just got a new laptop that came with Windows 10 Home edition.

    I have a Windows 10 Pro license that I bought back in 2017 appears in order history in my MS account but I can't find a product key anywhere.

    What do I do?

    :)
     
    Anri001, May 29, 2020
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  2. JEROENBEUNCKENS
    JeroenBeunckens Win User

    Clean Windows 10 (?PRO?) install

    I have bought a legit "Windows 10 Pro" key of a key website. It is legit since i'm currently using it for over a year now. I currently have Windows 10 Pro installed on my PC and I want to do a clean install. I just can't find the windows 10 Pro download in the tool. But if i could use a windows 10 pro key with a normal windows 10 install, I'll be good to go.
     
    JeroenBeunckens, May 29, 2020
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  3. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User
    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, May 29, 2020
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  4. 95VIPER
    95Viper Win User

    Activate Windows 10 Pro on a Windows 10 Home installation.

    Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

    How long did you wait for activation?
    When I re-installed with a fresh install... it took a few hours to sync and activate.
    However, it did, finally, activate.
     
    95Viper, May 29, 2020
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