Yesof course, you can buy Windows11 Pro in the Microsoft store, as a private person, but it is best to contact the administrator in the enterprise - explain your problem and perhaps you will get a license on preferential terms, e.g. education in some countries this solution is very beneficial.
Thanks Kapril. This is where I am stuck at the moment. I followed your directions and found where to access the upgrade but because Windows 11 Home won't let me sign out of my peronal Microsoft account that was created when I bought the computer and into my Enterprise account I can't get the Microsoft website to acknowldge that I have a licence. I'll go back to our support and see if they are able to give me a product key to use.
UPDATE: Thankyou everyone for your responses. I have now discovered that I had been given the wrong information and that the contract that my employer has with Microsoft only covers the Office suite and not Windows.
I have had issues with trying to use an Enterprise Microsoft account and a Personal Microsoft at the same time. All sorts of problems can happen with that. If I were you I would create a second User on your personal laptop. So one login would be personal and the other would be for work. Yep... just keep them separate.
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The Microsoft Store no longer offers the upgrade from Windows Home to Windows Professional ?
When you click on the link to access the store, it is not possible to make this purchase.
Is there a solution to do this upgrade?
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I am looking at purchasing a new Surface Pro 7+ with the 12.3" touchscreen. It comes with Windows 11 Home. I am reasonably sure I will prefer to have Pro instead. What is the cost for the activation key to make that happen?? I cannot find a place on the store to answer this question.
Thank you. I am purchasing the Surface soon. My problem was I had no way to get to those screens. The $99 price tag is about what I expected. Any idea how long it takes to activate and/or configure? Presumably it's already installed and just a "switch" that gets turned on or is there a massive download & install?
Seems like Keyingo only sells the full version of Windows 11 Pro, not the upgrade from Home to Pro. If a computer already has Windows 11 Home pre-loaded, would the full version of Windows 11 Pro still work for me?@adgmiea
In over 3 decades of installing Windows both in a professional corporate setting and at home, I have never taken less than four hours to do a clean install of any incarnation of Microsoft Windows. It generally takes that long just install all the latest updates.
While working on the project for Np financials, we encountered a recurring issue that needs detailed examination. The project involved configuring OEM PCs (Dell/Acer) to ensure they run optimally with Windows Pro. However, during the process, a significant problem surfaced: after successfully setting up the systems, the PCs occasionally required a reset or recovery.
The main concern is whether, after performing a reset or recovery, the OEM PCs (Dell/Acer) will remain on the Windows Pro version or if they will revert to a different version. This issue has caused disruptions in the workflow and has led to concerns about the stability and reliability of the systems configured for Np financials. It is crucial to resolve this issue to maintain the efficiency and productivity of the project.
1. Initial Setup: Successfully configured OEM PCs (Dell/Acer) to run Windows Pro.
2. Encountered Issue: After some time, the PCs needed a reset or recovery.
3. Observation: Post-reset or recovery, there is uncertainty about whether the PCs retain the Windows Pro version.
1. What are the specific triggers causing the need for reset or recovery in these OEM PCs?
2. Will the Windows Pro version remain intact after a reset or recovery on these systems?
3. What steps can be taken to prevent this issue from recurring and ensure the systems' stability?
I know that I can sign in with a personal Microsoft account (or create a local account), upgrade windows, join the device to AD and then switch to logging in with a corporate account. I would like to know:
In the OOBE, you can press SHIFT-F10 to open a console. I believe that Changepk.exe can be used to upgrade from Home to Pro given the right key. Will this work from the command line in the OOBE? It would save a lot of faff with unnecessary local accounts.
Once you hit the login screen, press F10 to open CMD. Technically you can open CMD while it's installing Updates but I don't recommend this because it will restart without warning and might interrupt the following process.
I wanted to add a note to the above answer. For many, they will have to press shift+f10 and maybe shift+fn+f10 to get the CMD to pop up. I don't have enough points to comment on amazing answer by Baa.
I want to thank you. I work for a small business. Well, not super small anymore, we have 80 employees now. But we were only 4 3 years ago. I buy computers mostly from Costco on sale and so they always have Windows Home. I have had to go through the steps of creating either a MS account user or local user in setup and then do the migration to Pro inside of windows. I had to install a bunch of software first too. Your trick really saved me a ton of time. I am so grateful!!! I am going to be using this trick for years to come. I setup 5-10 computers a month. We have pro keys but honestly it was more work entering them than your quick trick. I built an Azure active directory and use intune to keep all the computers organized. Your method instantly adds the new computer to my dashboard. This process took so much work before.
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I have tried (and failed) to upgrade my Spectre x360 from the Windows Home to Windows 10 Pro. I purchased the upgrade through Microsoft Store and began the Installation. It Completed rebooted a few times but fails with System Error 0x0.
I have had Microsoft technical support on this and still no further forward after two days now. I have completed a fresh install of windows and still the same why would this upgrade not be possible any ideas anyone?
As to the clean-install, the HP OEM product key was encoded into the UEFI firmware of the motherboard. Perhaps when you try to do the Upgrade, it tries to modify that firmware and, of course, it fails in the process.
I have removed the McAfee, Windows Defender, and still same result, I poked around inside the UEFI area with the bios and could not as yet see where any changes can be made that could be relevant. I am going to raise the issue with HP support (Have a care pack very useful) and post back their feedback here.
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