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- Windows 11 Pro 22H2 OS Build 22621.675
Here's a mystery that I cannot solve.
I was reading a posting somewhere in Eleven Forum that mentioned running the Local Group Policy editor. Out of curiosity I thought that I could try to emulate the steps in the posting. I remember clearly using gpedit.msc in the past so that program was familiar to me. However, to my surprise Windows could not find gpedit.msc. I searched on the Internet and found that gpedit.msc may be installed on Windows Home through a special procedure. I assumed that since I had Windows 11 Pro, maybe something was wrong with my Windows installation and I could install gpedit.msc using the procedure that applies to the Windows Home edition. I did go through the procedure and gpedit.msc was finally available to me.
However, something kept nagging me, because I couldn't think of a reason why it would be missing from my Windows 11 Pro. I checked the System information and I was shocked to see that I had the Windows 11 Home edition installed! Since I have a Windows 8 key I did an upgrade to Windows 11 Pro that went through with no incident.
The mystery is how on earth did I have Windows 11 Home edition installed? I had installed 21H2 in December 2021 as an update from the previous Windows 11 Pro. Could I have made a mistake then? I don't remember being given a choice about which Windows version I could update to.
I was reading a posting somewhere in Eleven Forum that mentioned running the Local Group Policy editor. Out of curiosity I thought that I could try to emulate the steps in the posting. I remember clearly using gpedit.msc in the past so that program was familiar to me. However, to my surprise Windows could not find gpedit.msc. I searched on the Internet and found that gpedit.msc may be installed on Windows Home through a special procedure. I assumed that since I had Windows 11 Pro, maybe something was wrong with my Windows installation and I could install gpedit.msc using the procedure that applies to the Windows Home edition. I did go through the procedure and gpedit.msc was finally available to me.
However, something kept nagging me, because I couldn't think of a reason why it would be missing from my Windows 11 Pro. I checked the System information and I was shocked to see that I had the Windows 11 Home edition installed! Since I have a Windows 8 key I did an upgrade to Windows 11 Pro that went through with no incident.
The mystery is how on earth did I have Windows 11 Home edition installed? I had installed 21H2 in December 2021 as an update from the previous Windows 11 Pro. Could I have made a mistake then? I don't remember being given a choice about which Windows version I could update to.
- Windows Build/Version
- Windows 11 Pro Build 22000.708
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 22H2 OS Build 22621.675
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 5482 2-in-1
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-8565U
- Memory
- 8GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- BenQ
- Internet Speed
- 1Gbps/300Mbps (nominal)
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- Chrome, Firefox, Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, Defender UI, Voodooshield