Windows 10: How do I activate my Home edition to Pro?

Discus and support How do I activate my Home edition to Pro? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I just went thru the microsoft store to buy the upgrade to Pro. I got an email with the order number. How do I activate the Pro? I thought it would... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Alicia J, Mar 6, 2019.

  1. Alicia J Win User

    How do I activate my Home edition to Pro?


    I just went thru the microsoft store to buy the upgrade to Pro. I got an email with the order number. How do I activate the Pro? I thought it would happen automatically thru the Microsoft account. It didn't.

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    Alicia J, Mar 6, 2019
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  2. Remon Ont Win User

    Windows 10 pro edition

    Hello Raed,

    For us to better assist you with your concern about upgrading to Windows 10 pro edition and how to roll back to Windows 7, we would like to know some additional information first:

    • Did you get any error messages or error codes?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

    To help you on upgrading your Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, we suggest that you check this

    article
    for information and troubleshooting steps.

    You can follow the steps provided below to be able to downgrade to Windows 7:

    • Open Settings.
    • Select Update & security.
    • Click Recovery tab.
    • Look for the option to "Go back to Windows 7/8", and click on "Get Started" to begin the process.

    Hope it helps. Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Remon Ont, Mar 6, 2019
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  3. Activation Windows 10 Pro.

      • The copy of Windows 10 you download and upgrade from will correspond with the edition of Windows you have installed, if it does not, this is why you might be experiencing problems activating:

    • Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Windows 8.0 Core, Windows 8.1 Core
      will install Windows 10 Home

    • Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8.0 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro
      will install Windows 10 Pro

    To find out if you have the right edition installed:

    Click Start > Settings > Update & security > Activation > Edition.

    If the edition of Windows 10 installed does not correspond with the edition of Windows 7 or Windows 8 you were previously running, then you need to reinstall the right edition.

    Step 1: How
    to download official Windows 10 ISO files


    Step 2: How to: Perform a clean install of Windows
    10
     
    Andre Da Costa, Mar 6, 2019
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  4. How do I activate my Home edition to Pro?

    Can't upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro

    Hi Bill,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. We apologize for the inconvenience caused and will assist you in the best possible ways.

    I suggest you to download and create an installation media for Windows 10 Pro form the link provided below:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows10

    After the installation media is created, suggest you to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro from the installation media. When the upgrade asks for product key, enter the product key purchased for Windows 10 Pro. If it does not accept, suggest you to skip the activation
    step. After the Operating System is installed, suggest you to activate by phone by following the steps below:

    • Press “Windows key + R” and type “slui 4” and press Enter.
    • Select the Region from the list and click Next.
    • Call the Toll-Free number provided on top and can activate via phone.

    Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.
     
    Eeshwar Kumar, Mar 6, 2019
    #4
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