Can we upgrade windows 10 Pro to windows server

Amlesh Kumar 1 Reputation point
2020-10-20T07:24:48.003+00:00

Can we upgrade windows 10 Pro to windows server

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-20T12:43:28.52+00:00

    No, it isn't possible to upgrade any desktop operating system to windows server.

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  2. Thameur-BOURBITA 33,006 Reputation points
    2020-10-20T21:42:47.72+00:00

    Hi,

    No it's not possible to upgrade a client operating system version to a server version.

    If you want install a server to perform some test , you can install Hyper-v in Windows 10 and create new virtual machine to install the server operation system.

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  3. Dale Kudusi 3,236 Reputation points
    2020-10-21T01:33:38.47+00:00

    Hi,
    No, you cannot perform in-place upgrade from client's OS to server's OS.
    For more information, please check out the Windows 10 upgrade paths:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-upgrade-paths
    Upgrade and conversion options for Windows Server 2016:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/supported-upgrade-paths
    Best regards.

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