Windows 10: Error 0x80070057 - Activation/upgrading W10 Pro from W10 Home

Hi,

I get an error when i key in my W10 Pro key in the 'change product key' option in 'Activation' in setting.

The error is attached:



I have tried:
- Ensuring my internet is working (reconnecting etc)
- Tried multiple times (after restarts etc)
- Ensure PC is fully updated

Any advice? Hoping to upgrade to Pro without losing all my data.
- Windows 10 Home, Version 1909

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W10 activation and motherboard failure.

Hey, wasn't sure what section to put this in.

Motherboard died yesterday, managed to source a replacement but I believe I am correct in thinking that once I swap the board W10 will deactivate itself and demand I buy a new copy?

If so, would I be able to get around this by booting the system with a spare HDD, installing W7/8, upgrading to W10, then connecting the original drive (so the MB has been used/activated with W10)?

Thanks.

 

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?

 

W10 Pro

Hello

on my old PC I delete activation key for w10 Pro with slmgr /upk - W10 Pro is now deaktivated.

Now I try on my new PC to activate W10 Pro and ge the error 0x803fa067.

What is wrong?

Thanks in advance Rolf