Windows 10: windows 10 pro to home

I just built my first pc and i installed the free download of windows 10 Pro N. I finally decided that i wanted to pay for windows 10 Home but when i try to it only gives me a option to activate windows 10 Pro. How do i get windows 10 Home instead of windows 10 Pro?

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Should I buy Windows 10 Home or Pro?

Pro.

I have Home at work. Turns out looking at all these "smart" bloggers who build lists explaining stuff to us, like the many differences between home vs pro, it turns out....there is no difference.

Ohhh! W8. Until you need to edit the core features ,and then googling , turns out Home has many limitations.

Don't look at it as Pro...as in Professional . I think it's a mistake. Just look at it as a full product.
So the question is, do you want the entire Windows, or just 70% of it ?

 

Can't upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro

Hi Bill,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. We apologize for the inconvenience caused and will assist you in the best possible ways.

I suggest you to download and create an installation media for Windows 10 Pro form the link provided below:

Download Windows 10

After the installation media is created, suggest you to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro from the installation media. When the upgrade asks for product key, enter the product key purchased for Windows 10 Pro. If it does not accept, suggest you to skip the activation
step. After the Operating System is installed, suggest you to activate by phone by following the steps below:

• Press “Windows key + R” and type “slui 4” and press Enter.
• Select the Region from the list and click Next.
• Call the Toll-Free number provided on top and can activate via phone.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

 

Windows 10 Home to Pro

Its seems your computer might have been inadvertently been upgraded to Windows 10 Pro.

The copy of Windows 10 you download and upgrade from will correspond with the edition of Windows you have installed, if it does not, this is why you might be experiencing problems activating:

• Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Windows 8.0 Core, Windows 8.1 Core will install Windows 10 Home
  

• Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8.0 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro will installWindows 10 Pro

To find out if you have the right edition installed:

Click Start > Settings > Update & security > Activation > Edition.

If the edition of Windows 10 installed does not correspond with the edition of Windows 7 or Windows 8 you were previously running, then you need to reinstall the right edition.

If the wrong edition is installed, you will have to perform a clean install of Windows 10 Home.

Step 1: download, create a bootable copy:

How
to download official Windows 10 ISO files

Step 2: perform a custom install:

• How to: Perform a clean install of Windows 10