Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro N to Windows 10 Pro

Hey,
I have a license for Windows 7 Professional and while downloading the ISO image from tech bench, I have chosen "Windows 10 Pro N". So now after the install, I found out my license isn't accepted for the N version, they seem to be very picky about this single letter ...*Confused

Sooo, now I was wondering if there is an easy way to turn my installation into a non-N version? Or just to trick the activation iin thinking that it is just W10 Pro (without N)...?

TIA

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HOW TO CLEAN INSTALL FINAL WIN10 BUILD 10240?

yes ok but heres a following edtion of windows

windows 10 home

windows 10 home N

windows 10 pro

windows 10 pro N

what does windows 10 pro/home N mean???

 

Windows 10 Pro N Activation

I've recently bought a Windows 10 pro activation key after downloading and installing Windows 10 pro N. I've not managed to activate windows and so I'd like to know if Microsoft has specific keys for Windows 10 pro N or if a normal Windows 10 pro key should
work on the pro N edition?

If it is the case that Windows 10 pro N has specific activation keys, is there an easy way to swap between editions?

 

Why not download the correct version and go from there?

 

Hi,

Run Pro first and have that activated.
After that you can try doing a clean install of the "N" version and have it activate with a generic "N" key ?

No idea if that would actually work but I feel it should in view of the fact that it's a version of Pro sans the media related stuff which you can add for free later on anyhow. Just my POV though.

Cheers, *Wink

 

The only way you can switch editions of Windows 10 (go from "N" to non-"N") is to start over. Either go back to Windows 7 and upgrade again with the correct edition - or clean install the correct edition and activate it with your Windows 7 product key.

 

Hi,

The thread's header is also confusing as OP actually wanted to the do the exact opposite of what the header suggests.
Coming from Ultimate going to Pro (not the N version) should be a piece of cake.

If after that you can't go to the N version I think that's MS is showing the proverbial middle finger to the European Court rule however.

Guess I'll just try it out one of these days just for the sake of it.

Cheers, *Wink

 

Well, yeah the header refers to the installed, product not my key.

Where would I get that generic key from?


Ah, well I probably have to reinstall...