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How to upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro
1. Introduction
2. Steps to follow
3. Read also
Introduction
Do you wish to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Professional? In this article we will show you how to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to the Pro version in very simple steps.
Difference Between Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro
The Windows 10 Home Edition is designed for home users and is perfect for most users who do not need the advanced security and management features available in the Pro Edition. Pro Edition offers advanced features such as BitLocker, Group Policy, Domain Join, Remote Desktop, Hyper-V, and Azure Active Directory.
Can I upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro for free?
Although you can upgrade an unsupported Windows 10 Home Edition installation to Pro Edition however afterwards you must activate Windows 10 Pro after the initial 30-day trial period.
The upgrade from Windows 10 Home Edition to Windows 10 Professional Edition is not free. In other words, even if you have an activated copy of Windows 10 Home Edition, you must purchase the upgrade license and enable the installation before or after upgrading to Pro Edition.
Steps to follow
Here's how to go from the Windows 10 Home edition to the Pro edition with just a few mouse clicks.
1. Open the Settings app by clicking the Settings icon on the left side of the Start menu or using the Windows + I keyboard shortcut buttons.
2. When the Settings application is launched, click Update and Security.
3. Click Activation to see the current status of activating your Windows 10 Home Edition.
As you can see in the image below, we are moving from a non-activated installation of Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro without entering a product key. You do not need to install Windows 10 Home to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro Edition.
4. Click on change product key
5. Type the following key: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T. This key will download the upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.
6. The computer will reboot and you your Windows 10 Home will upgrade automatically to the Professional version.
This approach allows you to have Windows 10 Pro in trial mode while keeping your software programs and files. You need to purchase a product key to activate Windows 10 Professional before the 30-day trial period ends.
You may purchase a Windows 10 Professional license key by clicking on this link
