Windows 10: Cost of Upgrade from XP to Win10Pro

I am considering buying a new-used system that still has the original XP on it, probably not Pro.

I want to install Win10Pro on it from ISO.

AFAIK, there is no free upgrade from XP, so does anybody know how much a Pro license costs?

The installation will prompt me for the key -- so do I need to get it first by calling MS, or do I install and then call for the key?

Will the license work with any version of Win10 pro -- for example, if I install 1511 rather than the latest version?

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How to activate win 10pro upgraded from Windows home

i upgraded win10home to win10pro but this is not activated please give a solution to activate win10pro

 

Upgrade from Win10Home to Win10Pro

My question is simple. I have Win 10 Home and want to upgrade to Pro.

Is there a difference from a clean install key and an upgrade key?

Would either or both keys work from the Change product key option in Windows?

Thanks

Henry

 

You will have to install a later version that 1511.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/windows-10-home/d76qx4bznwk4/1NT3

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stor...o-051717-en_US

You may be able to get it cheaper at a place like Amazon.

 

Biggest issue may be in finding drivers that will work on Win10. The Upgrade offered was from Win7 w/SP1 or Win8.1.

 

If you're buying a computer, I think the cost of a Win 10 Pro licence will far outweigh the cost of the computer itself. And a computer which came with XP is already 10 years old or more.
I'd look for a newer computer to be honest.

 

Thanks.

Looks like these are student prices, for which I am not eligible.

Is the only way to install Win10Pro on a XP computer to buy a box from MS? I can't install an ISO version?

 

You can install from a downloaded .iso file but the cost would be for a Product Key to enable installing.

Also consider the cost of a copy of Win10 could be anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of a new computer. Many stores and online offers have Notebooks from $299 to $500 or more such as Wal*Mart, BestBuy, Staples, OfficeDepot/OfficeMac, etc., and will carry a full warranty which the used computer won't have.

 

Yeah, I'm finding it out.

It's not a very old computer -- it's a good balance between power and $. In general that model comes with Win10Pro, but it is a later version that 1511 and for various reasons I don't need and want it.

What I want to do is install from ISO. But it looks like I can't do that even on a system that has Win10Pro activated on it -- there is no way to install older versions at all from ISO. Do I understand this correctly?

What about a system that has 1511Pro installed and something happens that I need to reinstall it -- I can't reinstall it from ISO either? Must I use WU to fix it, which will upgrade me to latest?

 

Nope -- see my other post. I already have the drivers. I just want the ability to install an older version of 10Pro.

 

Why older version again? I don't understand.

 

Windows end-of-life chart:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...cle-fact-sheet

This says Version 1507 is ending or has ended but Version 1511 should be good for a little longer. Version 1607 Build 14393 is pretty good and I'm just now getting Version 1703 Build 15063 on my third machine.
End of support for original Windows 10 version pushed back to May

 

I did explain it. There are other reasons too. Does not matter. For my own reasons I want to run 1511Pro. The question is can I install it from ISO either on a system that has a later version, or reinstall it if I need to?

 

Yes but going back to an older version most likely requires a clean install due to many changes with newer versions. You can install from the .iso anytime, I prefer creating a DVD from that .iso file, useful on other computers at times.