Installation and Upgrade Downgrade Windows 11 Pro to Windows 11 Home

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This tutorial will show you how to downgrade from Windows 11 Pro, Education, or Enterprise to Windows 11 Home without losing anything.

You may find yourself needing or wanting to downgrade from the Windows 11 Pro, Education, or Enterprise edition to the Windows 11 Home edition.

A direct downgrade from Windows 11 Pro, Education, or Enterprise to Windows 11 Home is not supported, and would normally require a clean install of Windows 11 Home resulting in the loss of all your data.

Using a workaround in this tutorial, you can downgrade your device from Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Education, or Windows 11 Enterprise to the Windows 11 Home edition without data loss.


You must be signed in as an administrator to downgrade to the Windows 11 Home edition.

Downgrading to Windows 11 Home will result in the loss of features only available in the Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Education, or Windows 11 Enterprise editions.




Here's How:

1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below.

Downgrade_to_Windows11-Home.reg​


(contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
"CompositionEditionID"="Core"
"EditionID"="Core"
"ProductName"="Windows 10 Home"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
"CompositionEditionID"="Core"
"EditionID"="Core"
"ProductName"="Windows 10 Home"

2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.

4 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

5 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

6 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

7 Perform a repair install of Windows 11 (click on link) with a Windows 11 ISO or USB installation media from within Windows 11 and not at boot.

You can use the Media Creation Tool with Use the recommended options for this PC checked to get an ISO for this.


You will need at least 20 GB of free space on the Windows drive to perform an in-place upgrade (aka: repair install).

This will take some time to finish.


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8 When the repair install has finished, you will now be downgraded to the Windows 11 Home edition without losing anything. (see screenshot below)

Windows_11_edition.png

9 If your Windows 11 Home is currently not activated by a digital license, then you will need to Change product key to a valid Windows 11 Home key to activate.

Windows_11_activation_state.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


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I literally made an account just to say thank you. I tried contacting support via multiple methods and the only solution was to take over my pc and with it having been a support line that called me, I was not going to let them do that. Big ups to you being substantially more helpful than Microsoft's official support channels and providing a truly effortless solution.
 

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I literally made an account just to say thank you. I tried contacting support via multiple methods and the only solution was to take over my pc and with it having been a support line that called me, I was not going to let them do that. Big ups to you being substantially more helpful than Microsoft's official support channels and providing a truly effortless solution.
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I'm glad it could help, and welcome to the forum. :shawn:
 

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I recently did something really stupid and used a cheap Windows 11 Pro key. It didn't work, so I used a generic key, which I'm guessing doesn't work permanently. Can the method mentioned in this article be used to revert to the OEM key??
 

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jeremyw013 said:
I recently did something really stupid and used a cheap Windows 11 Pro key. It didn't work, so I used a generic key, which I'm guessing doesn't work permanently. Can the method mentioned in this article be used to revert to the OEM key??
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Hello, and welcome to the forum. :alien:

If the OEM key is for the Home edition, then you can use the same method.

If Windows shows as activated, you are good to go though.
 

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Brink said:
Hello, and welcome to the forum. :alien:

If the OEM key is for the Home edition, then you can use the same method.

If Windows shows as activated, you are good to go though.
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i just tried this. it's back on home edition, but i tried the command prompt and it still says it's on a retail key. it looks like it didn't use the OEM key.
 

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jeremyw013 said:
i just tried this. it's back on home edition, but i tried the command prompt and it still says it's on a retail key. it looks like it didn't use the OEM key.
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Sounds like you're good to go at least though.
 

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Brink said:
Sounds like you're good to go at least though.
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Kind of. I’m just worried about the gray market key being blocked at some point and losing activation. I was told the generic keys are only temporary solutions.
 

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jeremyw013 said:
Kind of. I’m just worried about the gray market key being blocked at some point and losing activation. I was told the generic keys are only temporary solutions.
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A generic key alone will indeed not activate Windows. You may have had a digital license tied to your account and PC used to activate it.
 

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I joined because I need this tutorial and very happy to find it. Thank you for your time. Got phished (embarrassed), massive computer teardown by a computer tech, who installed Windows 11 Pro instead of Home. I never wanted Pro and specified Home when I bought the computer, and I wish I'd been given the option here. I can't handle another teardown to do a fresh install. Pro has caused some problems with the app I make my living with, a very small-footprint legacy program that is no longer supported. Since a 2023 update, the users of this program have known we needed to set the following command from the Windows Key/x combination by accessing settings in the window that appears for "Default terminal application" to be "Windows Console Host", and without doing that the program display scrambles; this has always been a one-time setting. Now though, due to 11 Pro, when I open the program it opens in a Powershell window every time, and the only way to stop it is to click on the down-caret/settings and give it that same command. So the program display isn't scrambling, because the original setting is holding, but a second instance of the same command will not hold and it means that every time I open an index to work on, it opens in the Powershell window. I'm changing it every time now, but it's really a mess, and I'm certain there will be other interferences from Pro that I don't need or want. My computing needs are simple. So I need to downgrade.

So, my QUESTION is: My computer currently is activated with a Pro license. Is that going to convert during this process to a Home license, or do I need to buy that again? (I had one before Windows was wiped and replaced with Pro, but I don't know what it was.)

Nota bene: I've been a freelance as a writer of back-of-the-book indexes for decades, but not a tech, so please forgive any errors of nomenclature and please explain like I'm a newbie. Thank you.
 

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Victorianola said:
So, my QUESTION is: My computer currently is activated with a Pro license. Is that going to convert during this process to a Home license, or do I need to buy that again? (I had one before Windows was wiped and replaced with Pro, but I don't know what it was.)

Nota bene: I've been a freelance as a writer of back-of-the-book indexes for decades, but not a tech, so please forgive any errors of nomenclature and please explain like I'm a newbie. Thank you.
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Hello, and welcome to the forum. :alien:

The Pro license will not downgrade to a Home license.

If the Home license was linked to your Microsoft account for that device, your device should automatically get activated by it when setting up the same device with the same Microsoft account.

If you never had a Home license activated on that device, then you will indeed need to purchase a Home license/key.
 

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The version and build number must be exactly the same to do an upgrade or a downgrade. That seldom happens and the default is normally a clean install.
 

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Thank you for this information, I have hope that it will go through, and there has been no other disturbance of the Home license. I have to try because it's been almost a week and I'm still pouring hours into getting my computer and necessary apps working again. I cannot take doing it all again. I'm way behind in my work as well.
 

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Victorianola said:
So, my QUESTION is: My computer currently is activated with a Pro license. Is that going to convert during this process to a Home license, or do I need to buy that again? (I had one before Windows was wiped and replaced with Pro, but I don't know what it was.)
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Welcome to Eleven Forum.

Relax, an existing digital licence for Pro will also activate Home. The digital licence hasn't been 'downgraded' by switching to Home, it activates from a Pro digital licence because Home ranks lower in the pecking order.
 

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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.
    Upgraded to 26H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR was a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (1st gen) type 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device. This has now been sold. It has been replaced by my System Eight.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025, 26H2 on 29th September 2026.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, 1920x1080 touchscreen, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine. As its new home has an existing digital licence for Pro I've been able to upgrade the migrated OS from Home to Pro.
    29 Sept. 2026 Feature Update to 26H2 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM EIGHT is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (5th gen) type 20LN, Celeron N4120, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, a supported device for Windows 11. Currently running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds as native boot vhdx.
Thanks a lot for sharing this. It worked well.
After I ran the .reg file, I tried to run the win 11 home ISO but it showed some error code and then I tried to repair windows from the windows Settings and it worked. I added my serial key - not OEM, and it went through.
 

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Windows 1116gbRX 7600
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Memory
16gb
Graphics Card(s)
RX 7600
Monitor(s) Displays
32 inch curved
Screen Resolution
2k
Inquiring minds want to know, why would you want to do this? 🤔
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two Other systems

  • At a glance

    Win 11 Pro 26H2, Build 26300.9818Intel Core i5 14500, 14th Generation64GB DDR4GeForce RTX 4060
    OS
    Win 11 Pro 26H2, Build 26300.9818
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14500, 14th Generation
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M G P WIFI
    Memory
    64GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060
    Sound Card
    Chipset Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 45" Ultragear & Acer 24" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    5120x1440 & 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (O/S)
    Silicon Power 2TB US75 NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 SSD (backup)
    Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND (2nd backup)
    Seagate 4TB Ironwolf, rotating HDD secondary backup
    External off-line backup Drives: 2 NVMe 4TB drives in external enclosures
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 750W
    Case
    LIAN LI LANCOOL 216 E-ATX PC Case
    Cooling
    Lots of fans!
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes & Windows Defender Security

  • At a glance

    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26300.9818Intel Core i5 1440032GB DDR5Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26300.9818
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek Embedded
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" HP 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung EVO 990 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung 2TB SATA SSD
    Seagate 4TB Ironwolf, rotating HDD secondary backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake Smart BM3 650W
    Case
    Okinos Micro ATX Case
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Defender Security
  • Nimo N171 17" Laptop, (Intel i3-1215U, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe, Win11 Pro)
    Acemagic Vista Mini PC V1 (Intel N150, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe, Win11 Pro)
    HP ENVY h8-1540t, (24GB RAM, 2TB SSD, 2TB HDD, Win11 Pro)
gunrunnerjohn said:
Inquiring minds want to know, why would you want to do this? 🤔
Click to expand...

I suppose if you have Pro installed by mistake, but you only have a Home key/license.
 

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  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GD...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Amazon Basics Wired Full Keyboard MD005
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 4
    Internet Speed
    2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 ProSnapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Brink said:
I suppose if you have Pro installed by mistake, but you only have a Home key/license.
Click to expand...
I guess if you install without entering the key during the install that could happen. 🤔
 

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System One System Two Other systems

  • At a glance

    Win 11 Pro 26H2, Build 26300.9818Intel Core i5 14500, 14th Generation64GB DDR4GeForce RTX 4060
    OS
    Win 11 Pro 26H2, Build 26300.9818
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14500, 14th Generation
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M G P WIFI
    Memory
    64GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060
    Sound Card
    Chipset Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 45" Ultragear & Acer 24" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    5120x1440 & 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (O/S)
    Silicon Power 2TB US75 NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 SSD (backup)
    Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND (2nd backup)
    Seagate 4TB Ironwolf, rotating HDD secondary backup
    External off-line backup Drives: 2 NVMe 4TB drives in external enclosures
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 750W
    Case
    LIAN LI LANCOOL 216 E-ATX PC Case
    Cooling
    Lots of fans!
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes & Windows Defender Security

  • At a glance

    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26300.9818Intel Core i5 1440032GB DDR5Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26300.9818
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek Embedded
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" HP 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung EVO 990 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung 2TB SATA SSD
    Seagate 4TB Ironwolf, rotating HDD secondary backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake Smart BM3 650W
    Case
    Okinos Micro ATX Case
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Defender Security
  • Nimo N171 17" Laptop, (Intel i3-1215U, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe, Win11 Pro)
    Acemagic Vista Mini PC V1 (Intel N150, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe, Win11 Pro)
    HP ENVY h8-1540t, (24GB RAM, 2TB SSD, 2TB HDD, Win11 Pro)
Sometimes it's done because admins are installing Windows to a different PC by using a cloned or restored disk image. Rather than keep two distinct images (Home vs Pro) or perform a clean install.
 

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