Windows 10: Is it possible to choose Home over Pro?

Discus and support Is it possible to choose Home over Pro? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have already 10 Pro activated on multiple computers, I just want 10 Home, lets not get offtopic. Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by TairikuOkami, Aug 4, 2015.

  1. Is it possible to choose Home over Pro?


    I have already 10 Pro activated on multiple computers, I just want 10 Home, lets not get offtopic.
     
    TairikuOkami, Aug 4, 2015
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  2. sn00ker Win User

    I don't think she asking us for illegal advise because its obvious she knows how to do that but rather I believe she asking can anything ( law wise ) bad happen to her, yes TairikuOkami ?
     
    sn00ker, Aug 4, 2015
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  3. NavyLCDR New Member
    You can only free upgrade to the same version you are coming from. Home to Home and Pro to Pro. Any other combination and Windows 10 won't activate. You'll have to purchase a Windows 10 Home license - or a Windows 7 Home or Windows 8 home license and then upgrade from the home version after installing it.

    Well - law wise - it would have to be detected and prosecuted. In more practical terms, if you try to upgrade Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Home, the Windows 10 Home will not activate. She can enter a Windows 10 Home preview key - but that will only activate until Jan 2016. At least the was the activation expiration on my preview.
     
    NavyLCDR, Aug 4, 2015
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  4. sn00ker Win User

    Is it possible to choose Home over Pro?

    You have a windows 10 pro upgrade disk since you said you bought a upgrade version ( didn't say which so I'm assuming ) because it was cheaper and now you want to know whether its possible to use that and install Windows 10 home, yes ? I would say it wouldn't work since those key are for the pro version. Every different windows versions must match to the license key they were build for .
     
    sn00ker, Aug 4, 2015
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  5. Mystere Win User
    Ransomware does not use bitlocker. Ransomware will infect you just as easily on Home. You're fooling yourself if you think you're safe because you're using home.
     
    Mystere, Aug 5, 2015
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  6. For the record, it is not possible, I have just tried, did not work. *cry
     
    TairikuOkami, Apr 4, 2018
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