Windows 10: Activation Help: Upgrading Win 11 Home to Pro with M365 Biz Premium License

Hi everyone,I'm hoping to get some help and clarification on a frustrating activation issue I'm facing with a new device. I'd appreciate any insight from those familiar with Microsoft licensing or who have faced a similar problem.The Goal:Upgrade a brand-new PC from its factory Windows 11 Home edition to Windows 11 Pro.The License:The user of the PC has a full Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscription, assigned to their work account.Here are the steps I've taken so far:Started with a fully activated, out-of-the-box Windows 11 Home installation.Signed the user into Windows using their license

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OS Requirements for M365 Business Premium

If I am understanding what I have read, I need at least a Windows 10 Pro license for M365 Business Premium to work. One article I read said that by purchasing M365 Premium I could upgrade from 7 Pro or 8 Pro for free. If I have a Windows 10 Home version and purchased M365 Business Premium could I upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for free?

 

How To Upgrade Win 11 Home to Win 11 Pro w/ M365 E3 Subscription

I recently purchased a new laptop, and it came with Win 11 Home. I wouldn't normally buy a new machine with the Home edition, however, I knew my M365 E3 subscription includes Win 10/11 Pro, so I thought I'd be able to upgrade it. No so, at least not yet.

My impression was once I register the laptop using my E3 account, I would then have the option to upgrade to Pro, but that doesn't seem to be possible for me. Admittedly, I'm very likely missing something obvious, but I do need help.

Here's the Trouble (and some add'l notes): I've tried everything I can think of to make this happen and I've read countless Microsoft Docs and community questions, but I continue to hit dead end after dead end.

Notes

• Added work account (E3) account in Settings and ensure the laptop is registered in Azure AD.
  
• Intune doesn't see the device and when I attempt to sync it with my domain, I receive an error which states, "The sync could not be initiated (0x80190190 Bad Request (400)". I feel like I'm missing a URL in a policy or need to create a policy, but I genuinely don't know.
  
• I created a Win 11 Pro install w/ a flash drive. Went through the process to upgrade, but never saw what I expected to see (request to authenticate w/ 365 account).
  

Does anyone have step-by-step instructions to:

1. Ensure I've done all the prerequisite steps in my tenant (registered with domain, managed by Intune if that's necessary, anything else).
   
2. Upgrade it from Win 11 Home to Win 11 Pro using my E3 subscription.
   

All I want to do is upgrade it to Pro so I can join it to my Azure AD domain. I don't want to buy a Pro license since I'm already paying for it. That's all.

Please help.

 

Windows 11 activation with M365 E5 license

Hello,

i have windows 11 enterprise devices which i

are not activated in my organization. i want to activate them with M365 e5 license assigned to each user. i have configured hybrid join to Azure AD. i can confirm that the devices are showing "hybrid joined" in azure AD. the devices are still not activated when the users sign in with their office 365 email accounts.

it gives an activation error saying the device cannot connect to the organization and activation service with error code 0x8007007B.

Do i need to activate the devices with a pro license before i assign the M365 license to them or is there a way i can use the m365 license to directly activate the windows 11 devices?

please kindly assist.

best regards,

Fred.