Windows 10 Home SL activated but I have never installed it before!

Well, this is odd. I was doing an experiment seeing if I could upgrade a 10 Home SL to PRO keeping all programs etc. Of course, this is possible with Home.

So I clean installed Home SL in a VM with a PRO digital licence fully expecting it to be unactivated as I have never installed an SL version ever on any pc or vm before, and I do not even possess an SL licence. Laptop has an embedded 8.1 core licence.

So my flabber was gasted when it activated automatically.

I cannot think of a single reason why this should have activated!

Yup, makes sense having a Pro licence and downgrading for free... (I doubt anybody will purchase a Pro licence then again pay for the priviledge of using a lesser-feature edition)

BTW: Regarding SL...

I note there is an upgrade path to Professional SingleLanguage

Code:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.16299.15

Image Version: 10.0.17093.1000

Editions that can be upgraded to:

Target Edition : ProfessionalEducation
Target Edition : ProfessionalWorkstation
Target Edition : Education
Target Edition : ProfessionalCountrySpecific
Target Edition : ProfessionalSingleLanguage
Target Edition : ServerRdsh
Target Edition : Enterprise

The operation completed successfully.

.. but I can't find any key association in the licence files (?)

ProfessionalEducation and ProfessionalWorkstation are there, however.

PS: ProfessionalCountrySpecific also not there...

Superfly said:

Yup, makes sense having a Pro licence and downgrading for free... (I doubt anybody will purchase a Pro licence then again pay for the priviledge of using a lesser-feature edition)

BTW: Regarding SL...

I note there is an upgrade path to Professional SingleLanguage

Code:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.16299.15

Image Version: 10.0.17093.1000

Editions that can be upgraded to:

Target Edition : ProfessionalEducation
Target Edition : ProfessionalWorkstation
Target Edition : Education
Target Edition : ProfessionalCountrySpecific
Target Edition : ProfessionalSingleLanguage
Target Edition : ServerRdsh
Target Edition : Enterprise

The operation completed successfully.

.. but I can't find any key association in the licence files (?)

ProfessionalEducation and ProfessionalWorkstation are there, however.

PS: ProfessionalCountrySpecific also not there...

I upgraded the Home SL to full multi languagd PRO using generic key. Tested it by adding French language.

AFAIK, there is no Pro SL version or licence. I think DISM info is just erroneous.

Re. SL activation, it just seems to be a glitch based on above MDSN link .