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.
Windows 10 home digital license running windows 10 pro.
Here s to hoping the solution materializes.
The windows store app will open to a special upgrade to windows 10 pro screen.
I have upgraded a windows 10 home pc to windows 10 pro using the store but it costs 99 00.
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.
Note that if you re running windows 10 pro edu or windows 10 for workstations phone based activation troubleshooting may not work.
We found a windows 10 home digital license for this device running windows 10 pro when i try and do the activation and link my microsoft account the troubleshoot doesnt work.
The only concern i have is my windows 10 license.
Unable to activate windows.
This will require purchasing a new.
When i click on it the message reads.
When users perform the troubleshoot option windows is stating that we found a windows 10 home digital license for this device running windows 10 pro troubleshooting completed.
Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home.
You ll need it to replace your current license key.
If i click i recently changed hardware my computer shows up as a listed device.
Then changing the motherboard will cause the digital license to no longer work.
I am unsure whether this will affect my windows 10 license as a friend of mine told me that upon reformatting i can delete all the partition except for the system reserved as this partition holds the activation key for my os license.
Upgrade from windows 10 home to pro via a license key digital license.