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SamIOW

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Hi, Have just purchased a new laptop with windows 11 home installed from a well known shop, I have also purchased windows 11 pro , my question is can I install it over the home and still keep my office 2019 pro+ etc or will I have to reinstall everything?

Thanks for any help/advice
 

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Hi and welcome to the forum
Yes.. you can upgrade by changing the product key from Home to the Pro one.

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.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com

HTH
 

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BunnyJ said:
Hi and welcome to the forum
Yes.. you can upgrade by changing the product key from Home to the Pro one.

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.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com

HTH
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Thanks for your reply, But I had to download a Iso file from Microsoft and install from that, will that overwrite everything?
 

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SamIOW said:
Thanks for your reply, But I had to download a Iso file from Microsoft and install from that, will that overwrite everything?
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If you reinstall 11 pro yes.. you'll likely lose everything but if you just change the product key you should keep everything.
 

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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Asus ROG Strix B550-F
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G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
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Nvidia geforce gtx titan x
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Windows 11 Home- RP - 26H2 -26300.9539
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PC/Desktop
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Banana Junior 5600-G Series
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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Asus ROG Strix B550-F
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G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
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Nvidia geforce gtx titan x
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28" ASUS VP28U 4k
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EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
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Zalman i3 NEO
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ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
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Firefox and Edge
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Thanks, here what it said when I downloaded it.

Installation instructions (ISO):

  1. If you want to install Windows 11 directly from the ISO file without using a DVD or USB flash drive, you can do so by mounting the ISO file. This will perform an upgrade of your current operating system to Windows 11.
  2. To mount the ISO file:
    • Go to the location where you downloaded the ISO file to. Then right-click the ISO file and select Properties.
    • On the "General" tab, click "Change…" where it says, “Opens with:”, and select Windows Explorer for the program you would like to use to open ISO files and select Apply.
    • Right-click the ISO file and select Mount.
    • This will create a “virtual” bootable disc. Double-click on it to view the files within. Double-click setup.exe to start the Windows 11 setup process,


    • so I thought I would be okay, just wanted to make sure....
 

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I thought you had 11 home on the PC already? If you do all you need to do is change the product key and it will update to the pro version and install the new features. If you don't have 11 but 10 you need to install 11.
 

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Windows 11 Home- RP - 26H2 -26300.9539
Computer type
PC/Desktop
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Banana Junior 5600-G Series
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard
Asus ROG Strix B550-F
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB 4x16
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia geforce gtx titan x
Monitor(s) Displays
28" ASUS VP28U 4k
Screen Resolution
4K
Hard Drives
Primary SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus
PSU
EVGA BQ 700w 80+ Bronze
Case
Zalman i3 NEO
Cooling
ARCTIC Freezer 7 X
Keyboard
Corsair
Mouse
Amazon Generic with Cord
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Download: 295.11 mbps Upload: 65.35 mbps T-Mobile Internet
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Firefox and Edge
Antivirus
MS - Defender
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Have a look at this link:

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.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com
All it does is look at your system and download any missing components..... Do a backup first
 

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