[SOLVED] Windows 10 Home to Education

[Emp138]

Hey all,

So, I downloaded Windows 10 Home when I first booted my new rig to get it up and running. However, I didn’t buy an activation key so I have the watermark and whatnot. Since then I have discovered I can get a free copy of Windows 10 Education through my college. I did that and got a key, but I’ve heard there can be issues with activating different versions.

Am I going to have to wipe the whole PC, and start from a Windows 10 Education download? Or is there a way I can just upgrade my version and/or just activate my current version with the Education code I got?

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

Home to EDU might work.
Or it might not.

Try just applying the EDU license key to your current Home install.
If that fails, you'll probably need to do a clean install.

As always, have a good backup.

 

[Emp138]

Tried it and it worked fine! Thanks!

PS: How do I mark as solved?

 

[USAFRet]

Tried it and it worked fine! Thanks!

PS: How do I mark as solved?

Click on the icon that looks like a Trophy just to the left of the answer that helped you.