Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro Installed, Windows Only Has A Windows 10 Home Key

Discus and support Windows 10 Pro Installed, Windows Only Has A Windows 10 Home Key in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello again! After I fixed the boot loop on my Dell Inspiron 3565, I got Windows 10 loaded up, but somehow it won't activate. I tried inputting a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Steven Psindler, Nov 15, 2020.

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    Steven Psindler Win User

    Windows 10 Pro Installed, Windows Only Has A Windows 10 Home Key


    Hello again! After I fixed the boot loop on my Dell Inspiron 3565, I got Windows 10 loaded up, but somehow it won't activate. I tried inputting a product key I had saved from another laptop, but it turns out that laptop ran Windows 10 Pro rather than the Windows 10 Home I have running on my Inspiron. Now Windows refuses to activate. Upon hitting the Troubleshoot button, Windows tells me that it has a Windows 10 Home key, but it cannot activate because the laptop has Windows 10 Pro installed. I am quite confused as to what I should do. Do I need to buy a Windows 10 Pro key or should I delete Windows from my hard drive and boot from the USB again?


    Thanks for bearing with me and my ol' Dell on these questions.

    :)
     
    Steven Psindler, Nov 15, 2020
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