New Media creation tool only installs HOME (1709) ?????

Hi there.

I've never had Home edition -- always PRO --however media creation tool always installs HOME edition even when I've downloaded the W10 PRO ISO. (1709)

Only fixed by restoring old W10 Pro (couple of builds back) and doing an Update.

What's up Ms -- surely of all things BASIC INSTALL SHOULD WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ???????????????

Seems nobody knows how to test stuff these days before it's rushed out of the door.
Don't I.T depts. have any Q.C (Quality Control Inspection ) or whatever the equivalent is in I.T these days.

In Engineering defective stuff being released could cause DEATH. -- OK W10 isn't in that category but QC should still be around -- I've found once it works W10 is quite an OK product --but to get it working !!!!!.

I'm trying to refresh and clean install about 5 W10 PRO clients (all with proper Digital Licences) -- busy getting online sales up and running. I need W10 PRO as these need both English and Icelandic Language --W10 HOME doesn't support multi-languages which in my case is a 100% Mandatory requirement.

Cheers
jimbo.

The ISO or USB made by the Media Creation Tool includes all these editions...

NavyLCDR said:

Code:

R:\sources>dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:install.esd

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.16299.15

Details for image : install.esd

Index : 1
Name : Windows 10 S
Description : Windows 10 S
Size : 15,748,508,043 bytes

Index : 2
Name : Windows 10 S N
Description : Windows 10 S N
Size : 14,682,635,068 bytes

Index : 3
Name : Windows 10 Home
Description : Windows 10 Home
Size : 15,567,580,753 bytes

Index : 4
Name : Windows 10 Home N
Description : Windows 10 Home N
Size : 14,496,690,559 bytes

Index : 5
Name : Windows 10 Home Single Language
Description : Windows 10 Home Single Language
Size : 15,569,063,438 bytes

Index : 6
Name : Windows 10 Education
Description : Windows 10 Education
Size : 15,746,024,004 bytes

Index : 7
Name : Windows 10 Education N
Description : Windows 10 Education N
Size : 14,680,122,009 bytes

Index : 8
Name : Windows 10 Pro
Description : Windows 10 Pro
Size : 15,746,775,851 bytes

Index : 9
Name : Windows 10 Pro N
Description : Windows 10 Pro N
Size : 14,680,828,085 bytes

The operation completed successfully.

ISO of Single Language

If your PC's firmware holds an embedded key for 8/8.1 or 10 Home it will be picked up by the Setup and used to determine the edition to be installed. To get round this 'auto detect' so you can install Pro you need to modify the ISO before running Setup. See..

Installation does NOT ask for key during install

Bree said:

The ISO or USB made by the Media Creation Tool includes all these editions...

ISO of Single Language

If your PC's firmware holds an embedded key for 8/8.1 or 10 Home it will be picked up by the Setup and used to determine the edition to be installed.

Hi there
the last time I used the media creation tool (on the same set of PC's) it gave me an option as to what version of Windows to install.

That option on the install menu like it's disappeared --I've disabled the protected boot on these PC's so that shouldn;t be an issue --they came originally with HOME installed but were legally upgraded to W10 PRO for main reason of additional Languages needed.

jimbo45 said:

...they came originally with HOME installed but were legally upgraded to W10 PRO for main reason of additional Languages needed.

That's your problem, the embedded Home key is being detected and used.

If your PC's firmware holds an embedded key for 8/8.1 or 10 Home it will be picked up by the Setup and used to determine the edition to be installed. To get round this 'auto detect' so you can install Pro you need to modify the ISO before running Setup. See..

Installation does NOT ask for key during install

On my computers that have no product keys embedded in BIOS/UEFI, the most current ISO created by MCT does give me the option of which version to install.

If you are installing from a USB flash drive, you can specify which version to install by creating a pid.txt file in the Sources folder of the USB flash drive containing:

[PID]
Value=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

Replace the X's with the generic product key of the version of Windows 10 you want it to install. This will override the product key embedded in BIOS/UEFI.

Or, as stated in posts above, just let it install Home, and upgrade to Pro by changing the product key on the Activation Screen under settings to the Windows 10 Pro generic product key.