You ll need it to replace your current license key.
Windows 10 home digital license for this device running windows 10 pro.
Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home.
If windows 10 remains intact on a surviving drive you don t need to reinstall.
Notification and genuine status.
If you recently upgraded to windows 10 before the free upgrade offer expired a digital license should be attached to your device.
After that select custom.
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.
To activate using this digital license you need to install windows 10 pro.
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.
We found a windows 10 home digital license for this device running windows 10 pro.
Windows 10 will prompt you for the version you own home pro etc.
You can t use a pro license to activate a device running.
Install windows only in the next window.
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.
All the features of the operating system.
In volume activation management tool they still show up as windows r professional edition retail but now with license status.
Follow the setup instructions until you reach the desktop.
You can usually spot an oem license by its price which tends to run about 110 for a windows 10 home license and 150 for a windows 10 pro license.
For example if you re uninstalling a windows 10 pro product key you can only use it to activate another windows 10 pro installation.
For more info about how to keep your pc updated see windows update.