Windows 10: Swapping Windows Product Keys between Devices

Good Morning , I wonder if I can trouble you All for some advice?


I have a Laptop running Win 10 64bit Pro Edition - Free upgrade from Windows 7 Pro Edition 64 Bit

I have a Desktop running Win 10 64Bit Home Edition - Free Upgrade from Windows 7 Home Edition 64 Bit


The Desktop is much more use to me on the higher spec so, I want to: -


Ideally, use the Laptop & the Desktop on the Windows 10 Pro Edition 64 Bit - is this legal I believe you used to be able to use the same Product Key on 1 Laptop, portable device & 1 fixed device desktop?


If not, how do I downgrade the Laptop from Pro to Home & upgrade the Desktop from Home to Pro and, do I do the Downgrade & then the Upgrade or, the Upgrade & then the Downgrade first?


Many thanks


Scott.

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Product Key Swapping

i own two laptops. One, is currently broken and has a windows 10 pro product key sticker from the place where it was refurbished. Recently, i got a new laptop to replace the broke laptop which we will say is Laptop A. The new laptop shall be Laptop B
as a codename. Is there a way to swap product keys with one laptop unusable?

 

Windows 10 Product key swap

Hi,

Is it possible to swap product keys between 2 Win10 laptops? I have a Compaq Presario V3000 with Windows 10 Pro and a Dell Vostro 14-5480 with Windows 10 Home Single Language. The latter is the one that I use daily while the former has been kind of dormant
for months now (though I always update it regularly), and I want my Dell to have Pro instead of Home. What steps do I need to take to make this happen/possible?

Thank you!

 

Product Key

Keys are not required for the upgrade process. Windows 10 has a built-in generic key which it uses to install - it acquires the underlying Win7/Win8 activation during the upgrade process and assigns your device ID as a valid Windows 10 activated device. Subsequent installs will thus activate using your device ID. You will not require a key - should you be prompted, select "skip". Activation is automatic thereafter.

See step 6 here: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html