Win10 Upgrade

Discussion in 'Software' started by jonti007, Nov 22, 2016.

  1. jonti007

    jonti007 Private E-2

    Hi
    I have just bought a laptop loaded with Win 10 Home 64 bit. It has a digital key I believe, Can I upgrade to Win 10 Pro for free?
    If So How
    Jonti
     
    jonti007, Nov 22, 2016
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  2. MaxTurner

    MaxTurner Banned

    MaxTurner, Nov 22, 2016
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  3. mdonah

    mdonah Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Your digital key is embedded in the UEFI, it's tied to your machine AND Win 10 home. Because of this, you MAY have difficulty trying to upgrade.

    My machine came with Win 8.1 Core and wouldn't install Win 8.1 Pro. I had to partition my drive and install Win 8.1 Pro on another partition.

    You can download a Win 10 Pro ISO using the Microsoft Windows 10 Media Creation Tool and as MaxTurner said, you'd need to purchase a Product Key. But, they can be purchased for less than Microsoft charges ($99 for an upgrade key).
     
    mdonah, Nov 23, 2016
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  4. jonti007

    jonti007 Private E-2

    Thanksfor your reply, I find that very interesting. It seems the case that I will install Pro on a new partition
    Many Thanks
     
    jonti007, Nov 23, 2016
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