Installation and Upgrade Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro


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You can directly upgrade your device from Windows 11 Home to the Windows 11 Pro edition without losing anything.

Upgrading to Windows 11 Pro will include features only in the Pro edition.

See also:

Upgrade Windows Home to Windows Pro - Microsoft Support

Learn how to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro or Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro, including how to use a valid product key or the Microsoft Store.
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Windows 11 Pro for business | Microsoft

Learn how your business can benefit from using Microsoft Windows 11 Pro. Discover which Windows 11 Pro features help your organization work more efficiently.
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This tutorial will show you how to upgrade from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro without losing anything.


You must be signed in as an administrator to upgrade your edition of Windows 11.



Contents

  • Option One: Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro from Microsoft Store
  • Option Two: Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro by Changing Product Key




Option One

Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro from Microsoft Store


This option is for when you do not have a Windows 11 Pro product key, and need to purchase one in the Microsoft Store.


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Activation on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Click/tap on Upgrade your edition of Windows to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)

4 Click/tap on Open Store next to Upgrade in the Microsoft app. (see screenshot below)

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5 You can now Buy Windows 11 Pro from the Microsoft Store. (see screenshot below)

You will need to be signed in to the Microsoft Store app with your Microsoft account to purchase Windows 11 Pro.


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6 After you confirm your purchase, you’ll be prompted to install Windows 11 Pro and restart your PC. You’ll then be running Windows 11 Pro.

7 Continue at step6 in option 2.




Option Two

Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro by Changing Product Key


This option is for when you have a Windows 11 Pro product key.


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Activation on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Click/tap on Upgrade your edition of Windows to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)

4 Click/tap on Change next to Change product key. (see screenshot below)

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5 Enter your 25-character Windows 11 Pro product key, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

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6 Click/tap on Start when ready to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro. (see screenshot below)

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7 Windows will now start Preparing for upgrade. (see screenshot below)

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8 When finished preparing, your Windows will automatically restart and start upgrading to Windows 11 Pro. (see screenshots below)

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9 When the upgrade to Windows 11 Pro has successfully finished, you will need to sign in to your account.

10 You will now be running Windows 11 Pro. (see screenshots below)

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Hi everybody. Just got my new laptop with Windows 11 Home. I want to use option two to upgrade to Pro version, but I am a bit lost with a product key. If I purchase Microsoft Windows 11 Professional CD Key - Instant Delivery at CJS CD Keys , would it work as a product key? It is being sold as a CD key and do not want to, god forbid, have to reinstall Windows. Thanks!
 

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  • OS
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kiza said:
Hi everybody. Just got my new laptop with Windows 11 Home. I want to use option two to upgrade to Pro version, but I am a bit lost with a product key. If I purchase Microsoft Windows 11 Professional CD Key - Instant Delivery at CJS CD Keys , would it work as a product key? It is being sold as a CD key and do not want to, god forbid, have to reinstall Windows. Thanks!
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Before you try these cheap keys you know already you're taking a gamble so the first thing you do is to create an image of your drive to restore to if it goes belly up.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro & 🐥.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X509DA (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RX Vega 10 Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 1 TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Operating System
    win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
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