Question switching from pro edition to home edition

[Ak32]

I got a product key for windows 11 Home, but my pc is win11 pro edition, is there a possible way to switch my current edition to home ? i tried win11 media creation and ISO and its doesnt show Home edition, also if is it possible, will my data be lost ?

 

[USAFRet]

I got a product key for windows 11 Home, but my pc is win11 pro edition, is there a possible way to switch my current edition to home ? i tried win11 media creation and ISO and its doesnt show Home edition, also if is it possible, will my data be lost ?

Pro to Home is a full wipe and reinstall.
There is no easy downgrade.

Where did the existing Win 11 Pro come from, and where did the Win 11 Home license come from?

 

[Ak32]

Pro to Home is a full wipe and reinstall.
There is no easy downgrade.

Where did the existing Win 11 Pro come from, and where did the Win 11 Home license come from?

I had win10 pro non activated on my main pc, but I bought a laptop which has win11 home activated, so i deactivated the product key on the laptop and wanted to activate it on PC, then i installed win11 non activated on my PC, turns out its Pro edition.

 

[USAFRet]

I had win10 pro non activated on my main pc, but I bought a laptop which has win11 home activated, so i deactivated the product key on the laptop and wanted to activate it on PC, then i installed win11 non activated on my PC, turns out its Pro edition.

You can't use the laptop license key on a different desktop.

Even if you could, then the laptop would have no license.
But you can't.
An OEM license (the laptop) is not transferable.

And in any case, going from Pro to Home is a full wipe and reinstall. There is no way around that.

 

[preguntonontrack]

Like USAFret said, your best bet is to buy a cheap key from a trustable site and reinstall windows on the desired PC. Anyway, why downgrade to home?

 

[USAFRet]

Like USAFret said, your best bet is to buy a cheap key from a trustable site and reinstall windows on the desired PC. Anyway, why downgrade to home?

No, I never said " buy a cheap key from a trustable site "

 

[Ak32]

You can't use the laptop license key on a different desktop.

Even if you could, then the laptop would have no license.
But you can't.
An OEM license (the laptop) is not transferable.

And in any case, going from Pro to Home is a full wipe and reinstall. There is no way around that.

Even if its digital license ?

 

[USAFRet]

Even if its digital license ?

Yes.