No, a Windows 10 Pro key cannot activate Windows 10 Home . Windows 10 Home uses its own unique product key. Why do you want to downgrade?
You could be asking “Will a windows 10 home key work on win 10 pro?”
The most common answer is: thank you for bringing up your query on Microsoft Community. I would like to inform you that, it is not possible to use Windows 10 Home product key on a Windows 10 Pro. You need to do a clean install of Windows 10 Home.
Or will my install only accept a home key? I was hoping to avoid deleting win 10 home, then fully reinstaling win 10 pro. Hi James, welcome to the Ten Forums. You can simply change the product key in Settings, replacing the Home key with the Pro one.
How to upgrade Windows 10 home to pro with OEM key?
5 Once you have your Windows 10 key ready select System. 6 Select About then Change product key or upgrade your edition of Windows. 7 Click Yes if User Account Control comes up.
If your Windows 10 Pro activation is with a digital license, then insert the generic product key: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T Save the PID. Txt file to the \Sources folder on your Windows 10 installation media (USB flash drive).
One of the next things we asked ourselves was; can I upgrade from Windows 10 home to Windows 10 Pro?
One common answer is, yes, if its not in use else where and its a full retail license. You can use the Easy Upgrade feature to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro using the key. Was this reply helpful?
Why won’t my Windows 10 home key prompt for a key?
If the firmware has a Windows 10 Home key, it should not prompt for a key What’s amiss is the edition the key is for., run show Key and check the edition of the OEM key.
How to change the product key from home to pro?
Hi James, welcome to the Ten Forums. You can simply change the product key in Settings, replacing the Home key with the Pro one.