Yes, I just thought if logging in with microsoft account they would know I was running pro. will try to find a key that works. thanks again
I though the same last year
It isn't a problem, because I used my Windows 10 upgrade key from Home to Pro and Windows 11 accepted it and upgraded. But I am wondering why the completed fresh installation gave me Windows 11 Home instead of Windows 11 Pro when the laptop was in fact noted on my Microsoft accounts digital...
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Now I instruct people to do the following:
If you want to bypass the embedded version of Windows Home during the install process and install Windows Pro, please read the following.
To bypass the BIOS version restrictions, you can edit a multi edition Windows.iso
- Open notepad and enter the following
- Save the file as ei.cfg
- Place the file in the ISO sources folder.
I am not sure if
AnyBurn free (<— Instructions) allows to edit the ISO, there are other ways
During the Windows installation you will be asked what version of Windows you would like to install.
OR
Code:
[EditionID]
{Edition}
[Channel]
Retail
[VL]
0
Replace the line
{Edition} with the Windows edition you want to install.
EditionID can be:
Home,
Professional,
Enterprise,
Education, and so on, depending on the available editions in your specific Windows ISO
For example:
Code:
[EditionID]
Professional
[Channel]
Retail
[VL]
0
Channel can be changed to
Retail or
OEM
You can also create a pid file and pre enter your
legitimate product key.
- Open notepad and enter the following:
Code:
[PID]
Value=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
- Save the file as pid.txt
- Place it into the sources folder
Replace XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX with your legitimate product key. If you don’t have a product key or you want to manually enter it later just skip creating the pid.txt file.
