Windows 10: Upgrading Windows 11 Home to Pro in ARM device with x64 product key

Hi,I have an ARM device with Windows 11 Home installed. I want to upgrade it to Windows 11 Pro. I have a Windows 11 Pro product key. Its description says it is for x64 systems. Can I use that product key to upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro in my ARM device? Or are product keys somehow tied to the architecture? I thought product keys are not architecture-based, but I want to confirm.Thanks!

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Windows 11 on ARM: upgrade from Windows 10

Hi,

I am new to the forum. Windows 10 on ARM does not have many native apps (aarch64 or arm64) and can only emulate x86 (32 bit) apps. Unfortunately many apps are only x64 (64 bit) and Windows 10 on ARM does not support virtualisation.

Windows 11 offers Arm64EC, which guarantees interoperability with x64. However, it is not possible to manually upgrade to Windows 11 and most Windows 10 on ARM devices cannot upgrade to Windows 11 due to lack of manufacturer support (the situation is similar to Android).

How can I solve this problem?

Thank you

 

cant upgrade to windows 11 pro using a product a key

Hi, I am Van. I'll be glad to assist you today.

As a workaround, please follow the steps below to upgrade from the Home edition to the Pro edition.

1. Disconnect the internet connection of your PC.

2. Press Windows key + I, then go to System > Activation.

3. In the right pane, click "Change" beside the Change product key option, then use the generic key below to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro.

VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

Once you've upgraded to Windows 11 Pro, connect your internet to the PC, then use your valid Windows 11 Pro product key to activate the system.

Please let me know if you need any further assistance. I will be glad to help.

 

Windows 11 Home to Pro upgrade

Want to upgrade 11 Home to 11 Pro. Tried download, but apparently files transferred were for 11 Enterprise. This will not activate; error is "invalid digital license or product key". This is on a new Surface. How to proceed?

Can withdraw/delete this. The suggestion to downgrade - listed below - with a 'fake' windows 10 key works.