Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro Registry HLOCALKey shows 10 PRO. HKLocalMachine shows Enterprise

Andre DaCosta showed a workable solution for downgrading from one level Wincows 10 to another. He detailed Pro to Home. I needed this for another person. Going through mine, I find 10 PRO in HLOCALKey and Enterprise in HKLocalMachine. Does this make a difference to functionality, etc. How can this happen?

Should I change it and do a reinstall or ? ? ?

I have no apparent functional issues that I am aware of.

Thanks

DOK48

David

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Downgrade Windows 10 enterprise to Pro

Hello Mohamed,

Luckily, you can quickly downgrade from Windows 10 Enterprise to Windows 10 Pro by just changing the product key to the one for Pro.

If you like, the tutorial below can show you step by step the procedure on how to do this.

Downgrade Windows 10 Enterprise to Windows 10 Pro

 

How do I downgrade from windows 10 Enterprise to Pro

You might not be able to, but you can try the following:

• 
  Open Registry Editor(WIN + R, type regedit, hit Enter)
  
• 
  Browse to key HKEY_Local Machine > Software > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion
  
• 
  Change EditionID
  to Pro (double click EditionID, change value, click OK). In your case it should at the moment show Enterprise
  
• 
  Change ProductName
  to Windows 10
  Pro. In your case it should at the moment show
  Windows 10 Professional
  
• 
  Browse to key HKEY_Local Machine > Software > Wow6432Node > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion, change the same two values
  as in steps 3 and 4 above
  
• 
  Close the Registry Editor
  
• 
  Insert the Windows 10
  Proinstallation media, do an in-place upgrade by launching the setup from desktop
  (not booting with Windows 10 Pro install media)
  
• 
  When asked, enter your validWindows 10 Pro product key and
  select what to keep(settings, personal files and apps, only personal files or nothing)
  
• 
  Windows 10 Pro in-place upgrade will be done now.
  

 

can i go back from windows 10 enterprise to pro

There is a possibility you might be able to.

• 
  Open Registry Editor(WIN + R, type regedit, hit Enter)
  
• 
  Browse to key HKEY_Local Machine > Software > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion
  
• 
  Change EditionID
  to Pro (double click EditionID, change value, click OK). In your case it should at the moment show
  Enterprise
  
• 
  Change ProductName
  to Windows 10
  Pro. In your case it should at the moment show
  Windows 10 Enterprise
  
• 
  Browse to key HKEY_Local Machine > Software > Wow6432Node > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion, change the same two values
  as in steps 3 and 4 above
  
• 
  Close the Registry Editor
  
• 
  Insert the Windows 10
  Proinstallation media, do an in-place upgrade by launching the setup from desktop
  (not booting with Windows 10 Home install media)
  
• 
  When asked, enter your validWindows 10
  Proproduct key and
  select what to keep(settings, personal files and apps, only personal files or nothing)
  
• 
  Windows 10 Proin-place upgrade will be done now.