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Can I move from Windows 11 Education to Home or Pro

Anonymous
2022-07-28T23:21:38+00:00

A while ago I built myself a new computer and was able to get Windows 10 Education for free. At the time it seemed that I was able to login with my Microsoft account. Unfortunately my hard disk died and I had to reinstall Windows. At the time I moved to a different university, but was still able to get Windows 10 Education. However, this time around I could not use my personal Microsoft account anymore, and it had to be my university account. Since then I upgraded that system to Windows 11, but of course it's still the Education edition.

Recently an issue with my university account stopped me from accessing the account anywhere - including my home computer. Thus I was suddenly locked out of my personal computer for nearly a week. As you can imagine I'm now looking to dump Windows 11 Education ASAP and move to either home or pro - home most likely. My question is whether I can move from Windows 11 Education to Home, without having to reinstall the whole system.

As it is, I have a lot of personal stuff on my hard disk, including heavily modded games and I would hate to have to redo all that work. Hence I'd rather not reinstall everything.

Is it possible to switch from Windows 11 Education to Home without reinstalling Windows from scratch? Any help is appreciated....

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-29T00:04:45+00:00

    Hi, I am Van. I'll be glad to assist you today.

    I apologize, unfortunately, downgrading Windows from Education to Home requires a full reinstallation of the Home edition.

    On the other hand, if you need to upgrade from Windows 11 Education to the Pro edition. Kindly follow the steps below.

    1. Disconnect the internet connection of your PC.
    2. Press Windows key + I, then go to System > Activation.
    3. In the right pane click the "Change" button beside the Change product key option, then use the generic key below to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro.

    VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

    Once you upgraded to Windows 11 Pro, connect your internet to the PC then use your valid Windows 10/11 Pro product key to activate the system.

    Best regards,

    Van

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-11-14T14:24:22+00:00

    Van, you just saved my life

    W van

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-10-12T10:41:28+00:00

    this just activated it and I didn't need to do anything else

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-01T22:05:32+00:00

    Thanks for these instructions, Van! It's unfortunate I can't go straight to Windows Home without reinstalling everything. I have some questions though.

    What is this generic product key that you mention? And can't I change the product key immediately to a valid Windows Pro key?

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