How To Update Windows 10 Pro To Home
If you re trying to activate windows 10 see activation in windows 10 for more info.
How to update windows 10 pro to home. To upgrade from windows 10 home to windows 10 pro and activate your device you ll need a valid product key or a digital license for windows 10 pro. Wait for the windows store update process to complete. On its own windows 10 pro retails for 200. You ll need it to replace your current license key.
In recent versions of windows 10 the upgrade from home to pro is quick and easy. It s worth rummaging through your garage storeroom or email archives to see if you can locate one of those old keys. Upgrade from windows 10 home to pro via a license key digital license. For more info about how to keep your pc updated see windows update.
Windows 10 home windows 10 pro windows 10. After the update search windows 10 in the. If you re having trouble installing updates see troubleshoot problems updating windows 10. The update assistant can help you update to the latest version of windows 10.
If you want to take advantage of tools like bit locker for disk encryption and assigned access for locking user accounts or to connect to a windows domain you may want to. Manually upgrade from windows 10 home to pro by upgrading windows store. For answers to frequently asked questions see windows update. Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home.
Note that it is more expensive to buy a windows 10 home license 119 99 and upgrade to pro 99 99 for 218 total instead of just initially purchasing a 199 99 pro key. Open windows store log in with your microsoft account click on your account icon and select download and updates. To get the latest major update of windows 10 see get the windows 10 may 2020 update. Windows 10 home is the standalone price of 140 and adding in a 100 windows 10 pro upgrade brings the price up to 240.
Windows 8 chinese language edition with bing windows 10 home china select which media you want to use. If you do have a copy of windows 10 pro or maybe you found a retail copy of the upgrade for less than microsoft charges you ll have a product key alternately called a license key that enables windows 10 pro.