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2. Windows Anytime Upgrade Key Not Working

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How to Upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro
Upgrading your edition will add new features to Windows.
This tutorial will show you how to quickly upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro without losing anything.
You must be signed in as an administrator to upgrade your edition of Windows.
To upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, you'll need either a digital license or a valid product key:

• A digital license for Windows 10 Pro for the device you're upgrading. You'll have a digital license if Windows 10 Pro was already installed and activated on your device.
• A valid Windows 10 Pro product key.
• A valid Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8.1 Pro product key (including Windows 8 Pro Pack and Windows 8.1 Pro Pack product keys).
• A valid Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Professional product key.

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Here's How:
1. In your Windows 10 Home PC, open Settings, and click/tap on the Update & Security icon.
2. Do step 3 (purchase) or step 4 (enter key) below for how you would like to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.

A) Click/tap on Activation on the left side, and click/tap on the Go to the Store link on the right side. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on the Buy button for $99.00 (US). (see screenshot below)
C) Enter your password or PIN to confirm it's you. (see screenshot below)
D) Follow the rest of the onscreen instructions to buy Windows 10 Pro. (see screenshot below)
E) When finished purchasing Windows 10 Pro, go to step 5 below.

A) Click/tap on Activation on the left side, and click/tap on the Change product key link on the right side. (see screenshot below)
B) If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.
C) Enter your Windows 10 Pro product key, and go to step 5

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below. (see screenshot below)

5. Click/tap on Start to begin. (see screenshot below)
6. Windows will now start preparing for upgrade. (see screenshot below)
7. When finished preparing, your Windows will automatically restart and start upgrading to Windows 10 Pro. (see screenshots below)
8. When finished upgrading, sign back in to your account, and click/tap on Close. (see screenshot below)
9. Enjoy Windows 10 Pro.

Windows Anytime Upgrade Key Not Working

That's it,
Shawn

I can't seem to find a way to upgrade my laptop Windows 8.1 (64 bits) OS to Windows 8.1 Pro. I do have a key for the new version but when I input it in the Windows updater, it tells me:

This key won't work. Check it and try again, or try a different key.

I'm using my MSDN and I know nobody used those keys.

To enter the key, I go to Control Panel - System, I see Windows Edition as 8.1. I click on 'Get more features with a new edition of Windows' link, and in the popup 'Add features to Windows 8.1' I select 'I already have a product key'.

Should I maybe just download the entire Wind 8.1 Pro ISO and run the install instead?I would imagine the Windows Upgrade Tool would do it in a cleaner way.

Arjan

3 Answers

For most of my clients, it wasn't working because by default the locale for everyone in MSDN downloads is UK, no matter where you live. If you search 'Windows 8.1' by default the first result that shows up is the UK Edition, If your locale is the U.S., make sure to search for 'Windows 8.1 (multiple editions) (English)' in your MSDN product keys.

Note: If you're running Windows 8, you must use a Windows 8 Pro product key and not a Windows 8.1 Pro product key. If you are running Windows 8.1, then you must use a Windows 8.1 Pro product key.

Kirill2485Kirill2485

In Windows 8 search for Windows Anytime Upgrade or type WindowsAnytimeUpgradeUI.exe in the Run command

See http://www.petri.co.il/change-windows-8-1-edition-without-reinstalling.htm

MoonSire

Try restarting your system after you apply the product key. Your PC should now state Windows 8.1 Pro.

Note: The system is not doing an install. It's just unlocking features the system is capable of having so its not really installing anything.

Wes Sayeed

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