install win10 PRO cd on laptop with recovery partition win10 HOME?

hi,

I have a laptop that already has win 10 home but i also have a CD of the full version of win 10 PRO version.

Is it possible to install the full version of the win 10 PRO from CD on the same laptop without affecting the existing windows win 10 HOME version on the RECOVERY PARTITION?? I would lke to preserve the home version on the recovery partition as i may very likely want to reinstall that some time in the future instead.

thanks in advance

win10 home [already installed from laptops own recovery partition]

Samuria said:

If you have a key you can just update it only takes a few mins https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...ion=Windows_10

Hi,

thanks for the answer.I originally wanted to install the full version of win 10 HOME to replace the version that came with the laptop as there will be much less other sofware which i do not want.So in that instance,is it possible to install any windows 10 version to a laptop with a recovery partition that has the version of windows that came with the laptop?

thanks
cheers

If you think you might mess something up, then best make a copy of the recovery partition onto a separate disk.

Or even safer, Keep your original disk as is and put it away safely in a drawer then use a different disk for your new installation.

The system specs on your post are a touch sparse, so it is difficult to advise further..

If you do a new install to the existing disk, there are a number of possible issues with accessing the recovery media on the recov partion. Including, but not limited to, whether your oem uses a proprietary image format.

SIW2 said:

If you think you might mess something up, then best make a copy of the recovery partition onto a separate disk.

Or Keep your original disk as is and put it away safely in a drawer then use a different disk for your new installation.

The system specs on your post are a touch sparse, so it is difficult to advise further..

well my laptop is MSI laptop which is in fact still in warranty,so that is part of he reason i may want to preserve the recovery partition and the version of windows it came with,and i dont think i am able to remove the hdd either or open the cover and not void the warranty,i ahve previous informed of that.And there is so much software on it that i usually uninstall it,but it also inclues software from MSI which i am not interested in,and i am guessing their MSI software isnt really neccessary.So in tis instance i think i need to leave the existing hdd where it is??and not remove the cover also??

So is it possible to install win 10 PRO from CD without afffecting the recovery partition and the version of windows on it??

thanks
cheers

If you do a new install to the existing disk, there are a number of possible issues with accessing the recovery media on the recov partion should you ever need to. Including, but not limited to, whether your oem uses a proprietary image format.

If you cant remove the original disk, then the other suggestion would be to make a copy of it onto an external disk.

If you later need to revert, then copy/clone/restore from the external disk back onto the original disk.

SIW2 said:

If you do a new install to the existing disk, there are a number of possible issues with accessing the recovery media on the recov partion should you ever need to. Including, but not limited to, whether your oem uses a proprietary image format.

If you cant remove the disk, then the other suggestion would be to make a copy of it onto an external disk.

i actually have already done that with Macrium software awhile ago,ove a year ago.I am not sure if he copy is still good or even done successfully.But anyway is macrium reflect the best sofware to do this?

thanks

i am assuming the ssd will then be exactly same as when it was new,with the recovery partition

That is the general idea. However, I am not a macrium user, so you had better check with one of them.

Bree is hanging around, so she will probably advise.

SIW2 said:

That is the general idea. However, I am not a macrium user, so you had better check with one of them.

Bree is hanging around, so she will probably advise.

ok thanks alot for the help.much appreciated