Twice during the installation process, I was prompted to enter a product key. Quick and easy aren't always synonymous and rarely are. I wanted to re-install Windows 7, what a mistake. To upgrade from Home edition to Pro edition, click Upgrade to Pro button. But don't do this just because you like a tidy system. Perhaps they were only pulled on the public channel? Just go to and choose Upgrade Now. We will assist you further.
This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program. Microsoft is required to offer these editions as part of a settlement in a European antitrust trial. You would have to indicate that this applies to you, since you have the intention of upgrading to Windows 10 Professional using a key that was already used to install Windows 10 Professional, I see no reason to at least attempt the upgrade. Thought about resetting win and trying again or something. Or people want security updates to continue past 2019. The current one is called 'Features Update for Windows 10, version 1607' known to all as the Anniversary Update. In that scenario, you can inadvertently restore Windows 10 Home.
Microsoft has announced although rather quietly a new and easy way to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro if you were having troubles upgrading your Windows 7 or 8 Pro license. Is it possible to uninstall Windows 10? So which edition of Windows 10 will you get as part of your free upgrade? Quick overview of how i create my base generic vm images for win10. Ideas for an easy quick fix? Ideas for an easy quick fix? That generic product key isn't magical, of course. Use the Disk Cleanup Manager to remove unneeded files after an update. I can't seem to find a specific answer.
The only challenge comes when there is a Windows 10 driver available that says it supports a particular hardware device but it really doesn't or doesn't work properly. A free 90-day trial edition is also available from the. The free key provided by Microsoft will initiate the upgrade process, but it is not an activated key. The initial July 2015 release was build 10240. That action downloads a very small installer file that runs a compatibility check and then, assuming the device passes all compatibility tests, begins the full upgrade.
Then install win 10, and find an old version of the driver, for windows 8. Step 4: Click the button labelled Go to Store to open the Store app. We appreciate that you have tried some troubleshooting steps. Or would I have to first install 8. Try installing the update in clean boot and check. If your hardware doesn't already have a Pro license, you'll get an activation error and you'll need to supply a proper product key or pay for an upgrade.
We can also set up an automated backup routine so if they click the wrong link or make a major mistake they won't lose everything, nothing will break your heart more than having to tell somebody those pics of a long dead relative they didn't have any copies of are gone forever because they didn't have backups. I just went ahead and did it. I don't have to travel to fix a computer that shouldn't have been fucked up by an update in the first place. Maybe you still have a key for one of the heavily discounted upgrades to Windows 8 Pro that Microsoft offered in the first few months after that product's ill-fated launch in 2012. Sincerely, Walt Prill I really really prefer to avoid this, because last time I tried installing Windows 10 cleanly, it was a huge pain in the butt filled with errors that took days to complete. The upgrade to 1607 is, apparently, still being rolled out in phases.
But that sounds like a lot of hassle as resetting remove apps and there's a huge chance it won't help at all. However, if you have the pro version of Windows 7 or Windows 8. More popular platform is pretty important even if it's not the favorite. So I put that o I've seen some commentary that indicated bug problems, so hopefully this is temporary. But the edition of Windows 10 that you receive will depend on which edition of Windows you're running now.
Don't knock a product just because you choose to be a martyr. Create local administrator account 4. Beginning with version 1803, Microsoft has made some changes that speed the process up even more for the twice-yearly feature updates see. Windows 10 Enterprise editions are available through the Volume Licensing Service Center. Instead, use Microsoft's generic product key to force the upgrade.