Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Slow Build 16296 for PC  

cereberus said:

Only possible thing I can think of is it crashed during late stages of install, and did a "reset my pc" , detected an embedded bios home key and reinstalled Home.

Easy enough to get back to PRO by entering this generic key, and it will activate automatically:

VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

Thanks again, Cereberus. It worked!

Wynona said:

Thank you, Cereberus! I'll do that now, and see what happens!

Wynona said:

Thanks again, Cereberus. It worked!

Glad to see cereberus’ solution worked for you.

magilla said:

Glad to see cereberus’ solution worked for you.

Thanks, Magilla, but the more important question is: Why did it change me from Pro to Home?

Wynona said:

Thanks, Magilla, but the more important question is: Why did it change me from Pro to Home?

I am curious about this too!

Wynona said:

Thanks, Magilla, but the more important question is: Why did it change me from Pro to Home?

Was Home ever installed on the drive?

Wynona said:

Thanks, Magilla, but the more important question is: Why did it change me from Pro to Home?

Yes, that is a conundrum for sure! But Cereberus posed a potential reason. Was this computer originally purchased with an operating system that was less that "PRO:" If so, the imbedded system information is frequently present in some hardware and you had said there was a difficulty installing the upgrade, so maybe the 'crash' or whatever the difficulty was caused the install to read the system imbedded information as 'home' and not 'pro.' I'm speculating, understand. Who knows for sure?

24c said:

None needed - it is all about build 16286 -

You're #10 build behind? [emoji23][emoji41]

Glad to be not the only one out here that quit drinking, how could I even think that! [emoji6]

24c said:

Was Home ever installed on the drive?

Maybe when I first bought it, but that was years ago.