Windows 10: W10 Pro downgrade to w10 home

Discus and support W10 Pro downgrade to w10 home in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; My laptop came with W10 Home preinstalled by manufacturer. I purchased a windows 10 pro product key and installed. Now selling the laptop and wish to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by IanBrunton1, Nov 7, 2021.

  1. W10 Pro downgrade to w10 home


    My laptop came with W10 Home preinstalled by manufacturer. I purchased a windows 10 pro product key and installed. Now selling the laptop and wish to revert to W10 home and apply W10 Pro on new laptop. Is this possible?

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    IanBrunton1, Nov 7, 2021
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  2. Vayra86 Win User

    W10 Home > Pro

    Question:

    right now I made a bootable USB for W10, off my current installation which is a W10 Home.

    Monday I'll use that on my new rig but I want to move to W10 Pro on that one. Is this possible with my bootable USB setup? My guess is that you just re-pick your version based on the activation code, amirite?
     
    Vayra86, Nov 7, 2021
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  3. moving W10 Pro license to another computer running W10 Home

    I am a long time W10 Insider.

    I had a Gateway NV79 running W10 Pro and it bellied up with on board battery issues and is non functional.

    I want to move that Pro License to another W10 machine running home.

    What are the steps/

    Thanks,

    Norm Weed
     
    NormanWeed, Nov 7, 2021
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  4. W10 Pro downgrade to w10 home

    Installing W10 Home on unactivated W10 Pro computer

    I've been searching for a solution for a few days now, but can't solve my specific problem.

    I am using a computer that previously had a non-genuine version of W7 on it. I purchased a physical CD and product key from Newegg for W10 Home. To speed things up, while the physical copy and key were in the mail, I upgraded to W10 via the internet and
    did a clean install.

    When I tried to enter the activation key, it gave me an error because I was trying to enter a W10 Home key on a W10 Pro computer.

    How do I go about downgrading from W10 Pro to W10 Home? When I try to install from the CD, it says there is not enough room.
     
    buckeye_joe, Nov 7, 2021
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