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Don't know what are the differences between Windows Home and Pro edition? Below picture will give you a brief introduction.
Not satisfied with installed Windows 10 Home edition on your PC? Are you trying to find a way to upgrade Windows 10 from Home edition to Pro edition for free?
Is it possible to free upgrade Windows 10 from Home to Pro edition without a key? Sure!
According to professional Windows tech support sites and managers, here on this page, we'll gather and show you two free methods to upgrade Windows 10 from Home to Pro edition without losing data and formatting.
Before you start Windows upgrade process, it's highly recommended for you to leave enough space in system C drive so to install new Windows 10 ISO image files.
Removing bad sectors or unknown file system errors is also highly necessary so to avoid unexpected Windows 10 update stuck or failure issue. partition manager software will effectively help with extending system C drive and repair bad sector error.
Here you may try EaseUS partition manager software for help:
Extend System C drive with unallocated space
Step 1. Open EaseUS Partition Master on your computer. Then, locate the disk, right-click the partition you want to check, and choose "Advanced" > "Check File System".
Step 2. In the Check File System window, keep the "Try to fix errors if found" option selected and click "Start".
Step 3. The software will begin checking your partition file system on your disk. When it completes, click "Finish".
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After Step 1 and Step 2, you can now upgrade Windows 10 from Home to Pro edition with either method offered below.
1. Open Windows Store, log in with your Microsoft Account, click on your account icon and select Download and Updates;
2. Select Store, click Update under Store;
Wait for the Windows Store update process to complete.
3. After the update, search Windows 10 in the search box and click on it;
4. After this, click Install to upgrade your Windows 10 from Home to Pro edition.
5. Click Yes, let's go to confirm the upgrade process.
If the process is 100%, which means that it's almost done and you'll need to restart your PC manually when you receive Succeed message.
6. Go to Settings > Update & security > Activation to check if it is Activated. Usually, it would be activated. If not, purchase a key for the activation.
1. Go to Settings > Update & security > Activation;
2. Click Go to Store > Click on Upgrade to Pro so to upgrade from Home edition to Pro edition;
You don't have to pay for an activation key right now, you can buy it later after the upgrade process.
3. Click Start upgrade when you see the features of Pro edition and click Yes, let's go to confirm.
4. Wait for the process complete at 100% and restart PC, then you'll get Windows 10 Pro edition upgraded and installed on your PC.
Now you can use Windows 10 Pro on your PC. And you may need to activate the system after 30 days free trial by then.
If you lost data after Windows 10 upgrade, you can restore it from backup images created before the upgrade.
If you want to revert to the previous system, you can try Windows revert access to downgrade Pro to Home edition or directly perform system restore to downgrade Windows 10 Pro to Home from system image created by EaseUS Todo Backup.
Can I get Windows 10 Pro for free?
If you are still on Windows old version (Windows 7 or Windows 8), you can upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for free.
Can Windows 10 Home be upgraded to professional?
Yes, you can. Click "Get Windows 10 Pro" from Microsoft website.
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Daisy is the Senior editor of the writing team for EaseUS. She has been working at EaseUS for over ten years, starting as a technical writer and moving on to being a team leader of the content group. As a professional author for over ten years, she writes a lot to help people overcome their tech troubles.
Written by Tracy King
Tracy became a member of the EaseUS content team in 2013. Being a technical writer for over 10 years, she is enthusiastic about sharing tips to assist readers in resolving complex issues in disk management, file transfer, PC & Mac performance optimization, etc., like an expert.
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