Windows 10: Upgrading windows 10 home to pro

Discus and support Upgrading windows 10 home to pro in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I upgraded my desktop PC from windows 7 home to windows 10 home 1511. Everything went well and windows 10 home is running fine. Now I would like to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by drjulian, Jun 30, 2016.

  1. DRJULIAN
    drjulian Win User

    Upgrading windows 10 home to pro


    I upgraded my desktop PC from windows 7 home to windows 10 home 1511. Everything went well and windows 10 home is running fine. Now I would like to upgrade to windows 10 pro. I have a valid windows 7 ultimate key.

    I found a post that explained how to upgrade to windows 10 pro from home. It advised to change the product key to
    VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T which will initiate the upgrade then, after the upgrade is complete, change the key to the windows 7 ultimate key to active.

    I changed the product key to VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T, which gave me the UPGRADE button. Upon clicking the upgrade option a download begins. Once it reaches 100% the computer reboots.

    When the computer restarts I am still on windows 10 home and nothing else happens. It still shows ACTIVATED for windows 10 home.

    What can I do to continue the upgrade? I have tried the above process 3x with the same results.

    There are no error messages that appear.

    Guidance appreciated.

    Thank you

    :)
     
    drjulian, Jun 30, 2016
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  2. SHAWN 'CMDR' KEENE [MVP]
    Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene [MVP] Win User

    product key and Windows 10 upgrade

    No, but you could upgrade to Windows 10 home, then buy the Pro add-on so you can upgrade. Normally Windows 10 Pro costs $199, but if you already have Windows 10 Home edition, you can upgrade to Pro edition for only $99 instead (which is the same cost
    as upgrading Windows 7 home to 7 pro). See "How to upgrade Windows 10 Home to Pro".
     
    Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene [MVP], Jun 30, 2016
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  3. PAUL FROM NZ
    Paul from NZ Win User
    How to upgrade from Windows 7 Home to Windows 10 Pro?

    Really? It is free to upgrade Windows 7 Home to Windows 10 Home, then $90 to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro. But $199 to upgrade Windows 7 Home to Windows 10 Pro? Am I reading that right?
     
    Paul from NZ, Jun 30, 2016
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  4. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member

    Upgrading windows 10 home to pro

    NavyLCDR, Jun 30, 2016
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  5. DRJULIAN
    drjulian Win User
    drjulian, Jun 30, 2016
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  6. DRJULIAN
    drjulian Win User
    FYI - By disabling Avast Antivirus I was able to complete the upgrade.
     
    drjulian, Jun 30, 2016
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  7. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member
    Avast has caused a lot of problems for a lot of people. I would just uninstall it
     
    NavyLCDR, Apr 4, 2018
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