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bjproc

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Just ran show key plus and it says my PC has an RTM Win 8 Pro Key but my version of Windows is Home.

Can i use the OEM Win 8 Pro key to make my version Pro version?

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Update, using cmd/wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey it comes back as the win8pro key
 
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bjproc said:
Just ran show key plus and it says my PC has an RTM Win 8 Pro Key but my version of Windows is Home.

Can i use the OEM Win 8 Pro key to make my version Pro version?
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Yes.
 

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Cheers

Just tried to enter the win8pro key into the change product key section and it activated but nothing happened, even after a restart.

It still says i have win 11 home
 

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bjproc said:
Cheers

Just tried to enter the win8pro key into the change product key section and it activated but nothing happened, even after a restart.

It still says i have win 11 home
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If this was W10 then it would have upgraded from Home to Pro when you entered any valid W7 Pro or W8 Pro key. Things may have changed for W11.

While online, try changing the installed key to the generic Pro key VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
www.elevenforum.com

Generic Product Keys to Install or Upgrade Windows 11 Editions

This tutorial will provide you with a list of RTM (retail) and KMS generic keys (default keys) for all editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Generic keys (aka: "default keys") for Windows 10/11 from Microsoft will allow you to install or upgrade to a specific Windows 10/11 edition you want...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

Windows will check for a digital licence on the MS activation servers. If your W8 Pro key has successfully gained you a digital licence for Pro then it will upgrade from Home to Pro. If your PC has no digital licence for Pro held on the MS activation servers then it will refuse to upgrade.
 
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And if it refuses to upgrade, then you can enter the generic product key Windows 10/11 Pro while NOT connected to the internet and it will upgrade to Pro, but not activate. Then use the Windows 8 Pro product key to activate it. OEM keys cannot be used to upgrade Home to Pro directly because, thinking about it logically, there would be no need for an OEM to do such an upgrade.
 

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Thanks guys, i'll give that a go
 

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NavyLCDR said:
And if it refuses to upgrade, then you can enter the generic product key Windows 10/11 Pro while NOT connected to the internet and it will upgrade to Pro, but not activate. Then use the Windows 8 Pro product key to activate it. OEM keys cannot be used to upgrade Home to Pro directly because, thinking about it logically, there would be no need for an OEM to do such an upgrade.
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Bree said:
If this was W10 then it would have upgraded from Home to Pro when you entered any valid W7 Pro or W8 Pro key. Things may have changed for W11.

While online, try changing the installed key to the generic Pro key VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
www.elevenforum.com

Generic Product Keys to Install or Upgrade Windows 11 Editions

This tutorial will provide you with a list of RTM (retail) and KMS generic keys (default keys) for all editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Generic keys (aka: "default keys") for Windows 10/11 from Microsoft will allow you to install or upgrade to a specific Windows 10/11 edition you want...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

Windows will check for a digital licence on the MS activation servers. If your W8 Pro key has successfully gained you a digital licence for Pro then it will upgrade from Home to Pro. If your PC has no digital licence for Pro held on the MS activation servers then it will refuse to upgrade.
Click to expand...

NavyLCDR said:
And if it refuses to upgrade, then you can enter the generic product key Windows 10/11 Pro while NOT connected to the internet and it will upgrade to Pro, but not activate. Then use the Windows 8 Pro product key to activate it. OEM keys cannot be used to upgrade Home to Pro directly because, thinking about it logically, there would be no need for an OEM to do such an upgrade.
Click to expand...
Thanks guys, absolutely brilliant, had to install, go offline, then activate once online again.
 

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Now that you have the digital license for Windows 10/11 Pro, in the future you can just upgrade online with the generic key if you need to.
 

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    Windows 11 EducationIntel i7-8550U32GBNvidia Geforce MX150
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    Dell Inspiron 7773
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    Intel i7-8550U
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    32GB
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    Nvidia Geforce MX150
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    17"
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    1920 x 1080
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    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
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    Fast!
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