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Upgrading Home install to Pro with generic product key
I'm curious, I might have to try this on an extra partition...
My computer is fully activated on Pro version. I've also done a clean install after the upgrade and activated immediately just fine.
So, let's say I bungled and clean installed Windows 10 Home by mistake. Of course it wouldn't activate. So, would I be able to enter the generic Pro product key in the change product key/upgrade screen and have it upgrade to Pro and activate since my computer has the activation for Pro saved on Microsoft servers?
I'm thinking not a snowball's chance in Phoenix that it would work. Other people here have discovered they have done clean installs with the wrong version - just wondering if there is a way to convert/upgrade the wrong version to the correct version without a new clean install.