Windows 10: win10 pro upgrade from win10 home

Discus and support win10 pro upgrade from win10 home in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I'm upgrading my home edition to pro which I have done before with other win10 home pc's, don't need or want the hassle of a new install. I got a win10... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by bbxrider, Jun 26, 2021.

  1. bbxrider Win User

    win10 pro upgrade from win10 home


    I'm upgrading my home edition to pro which I have done before with other win10 home pc's, don't need or want the hassle of a new install. I got a win10 pro, its the full pkg, with an install cd. first I did the change key with the generic win 10 pro key, reboot, and then change key again to the new win10 pro, got the success message. however after checking system status with showkeyplus, it reports I have win10 pro but with a completely different key from the win10 pro I bought and installed. and has the message: "* Default key - requires a Digital License for activation" not sure where this has gone askew or if there is some other step in this simple process I'm missing

    :)
     
    bbxrider, Jun 26, 2021
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  2. user33331 Win User

    Win10: windows update stuck at never ending loop ?

    When in win10:
    • Update&security -> Windows update -> Finding update... .... .... ....
    Planning to download the latest Win10.ISO (vers.1803) and manually update:
    - Then wait that my ordered new SSD arrives and clone the old HDD to it.
     
    user33331, Jun 26, 2021
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  3. Win10 Pro

    Hi, I bought a Win10 upgrade license on my old laptop. At the time I had a lot of issues upgrading the OEM Win10 Home as the upgrade purchase didn;t come with a product key. After lots of phone calls with MS they eventually provided me with a product key
    and the laptop was upgraded to Win10 Pro.

    I now have a new laptop and still require the Pro functionality. Following the steps here (which also tells me my Win10 Pro upgrade license is transferrable):

    How to Transfer your Windows 10 License to a New Computer

    the OEMwin10 pro upgrade from win10 home :DM Win10 Home didn't upgrade using the MediaCreationTool (it just offers to install Win10 Home), and the System > Upgrade and Settings > Activation upgrade function doesn't accept the product key I've purchased.

    Any help would be appreciated - although useful Win10 is awful to upgrade and MS seem to have deprecatated a lot of their contact options.
     
    FractalMonkey, Jun 26, 2021
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  4. Ikaruga Win User

    win10 pro upgrade from win10 home

    GeForce Hotfix driver 353.38 (Update: Win10 versions added)

    https://forums.geforce.com/default/...vers/announcing-geforce-hotfix-driver-353-38/

    Update: Windows 10 (international) versions below:
    Win10 - 64 bit desktop
    Win10 - 32 bit desktop
    Win10 - 64 bit notebook
    Win10 - 32 bit notebook
     
    Ikaruga, Jun 26, 2021
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