Windows 10: installing a pro ISO on a laptop with Home OEM

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  1. installing a pro ISO on a laptop with Home OEM


    what will happen if i install windows pro when my laptop has OEM Windows Home?

    :)
     
    Bacon Hair, Jul 15, 2023
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  2. Sasqui Win User

    Is it still possible to find a Win 7 install .ISO?

    Specifically looking for Win 7 Pro x64 OEM .ISO... and preferably with service pack(s).

    Have key and older .ISO but windows keep looking for a CD/DVD driver when I start the first part of the install process, and won't let me go any further. I'm booting and installing from USB, no CD/DVD is installed. This is on a laptop, and I'm not going to activate it, just need to install for the 30 day trial and some testing I'm doing. TIA
     
    Sasqui, Jul 15, 2023
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  3. Sasqui Win User
    Looking for Dell OEM Win 7 x64 Pro .ISO or disc

    If this is breaking any rules, mods please close or delete. I have a legit COA, just looking for the install.

    As the title states looking for Dell OEM Win 7 x64 Pro .ISO or disc. Hunting through the web has yielded nothing!
     
    Sasqui, Jul 15, 2023
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  4. patkim Win User

    installing a pro ISO on a laptop with Home OEM

    Why are there 2 different keys for Windows 10 on OEM Laptop?

    Hi,

    Just to answer your questions..

    1. Was the OS installed already when you purchased the PC or were you given a key &/or DVD with the OS?
    OS was pre-installed OEM Windows 10 Pro. The SLP key is already there in BIOS and as I did a clean install using Windows 10 ISO downloaded using Windows Media Creation Tool, the installer automatically picked it from the SLP and
    installed Windows 10 Pro on to it and activated it. I never had to enter any key anywhere due to OEM system

    1. Was the PC purchased from a retail store or a PC repair/specialist?
    It's an Acer B117 Laptop purchased in retail from Amazon.com

    1. As stated usually PCs arrive with Home installed rather than Pro.
    Yes, however there are a handful of Laptops that do ship with Windows 10 Pro OEM for a bit higher price that those with Home

    1. As long as the OS activated successfully then you should be OK.
    I agree, nothing is broken, so there's nothing to fix. I have a genuine Windows 10 Pro OEM Licences. I was just curious about the reason for 2 different keys. The knowledge I had so far was that your Windows 10 key resides
    in BIOS for OEM. So I thought it must be same as what third party tools would return as your Windows 10 Key, after its activation, but it is different from what's there in BIOS.

    Thanks for your support.
     
    patkim, Jul 15, 2023
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