Windows 10: Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Pro

I purchased a HP Laptop that's part of the Microsoft 3rd Party Refurbisher Program.

It comes with a Microsoft Windows 10 Home product key affixed indicating that it is part of the Microsoft 3rd Party Refurbisher Program.



I'm trying to figure out my options to upgrade from a Windows 10 Home to a Pro edition?

I assume I first would need a retail Windows 10 Pro COA in order to change from Home to Pro?

I currently have Windows 10 Pro edition installed on a desktop Lenovo PC that's a retail version. I also purchased back when they first arrived on the market a new / unused Windows 8.x upgrade that's been sitting around unused since first purchased.

So my best option if I were to upgrade the HP laptop from Home to Pro would be to spend $$$ for a new Windows 10 Pro?

There really isn't much difference between Windows 10 Home and Pro so I'm thinking of just keeping the Home version installed on the HP laptop. ??? Currently the Windows 10 Home version has the ver. 1903 upgrade installed. So I'm uncertain what unusable features a Pro version would have over the Home version

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Windows 10 upgrade problem, no input accepted

I really hate having to come here and ask for help, but I really am stumped. It hurts my geek pride. I have a PC with fairly modern hardware in it. It has a p8p67 pro in it. I have tried upgrading windows 10 on it twice now. Both times I have had the same result.

After windows finishes upgrading it goes to the log in/set up screen. I can't do anything. No keyboard or mouse input is accepted.

I will list some, or hopefully all, of the troubleshooting steps I have tried:

• Move keyboard and mouse to different USB ports.
• Try different keyboard or mouse.
• Restart computer, repeatedly.
• Google for related issues.
• Update Bios, because why not.
• Create boot media and revert to windows 7.

The windows 10 system restore boot media works fine with keyboard and mouse. All USB ports work in windows 7. I don't know what is wrong. I suspect that windows 10 is lacking a driver of some sort, but since the computer accepts no input I have no way of checking for which driver let alone installing it.

Please help me figure this out. If I have to revert back to windows 7 again, I am not going to get it upgraded to windows 10. Thank you in advanced.

 

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:

Download Windows 10

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.

 

Windows 10 upgrade problem, no input accepted

i've seen this when the stock USB drivers went kaput. Only ever seen it once - i used a PCI USB 2.0 card and connected the mouse and keyboard to that, and manually updated the USB 2/USB 3 drivers.