If you installed Windows 7 or Windows 8 yourself, you’ll want to find the license key you purchased. This key may be printed on a sticker on your PC’s case or on your laptop.

We also encourage you to find your Windows 7 (or Windows 8) key, just in case you need it. Run it, click through the tool, and select Upgrade this PC now when prompted. Select Next to start the upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. Select Change product key, and then enter the 25-character Windows 10 Pro product key. Click the Download tool now button and download the. To upgrade Windows 10 Home using a Windows 10 Pro Education product key, your customer must: Select Start, then select Settings > Update & Security > Activation. The upgrade process shouldn’t erase your files unless you choose to erase them, but it’s always a good idea to have a current backup-especially when you’re performing a major operating system upgrade. To get your free upgrade, head to Microsoft’s Download Windows 10 website. RELATED: You Can Still Get Windows 10 for Free With a Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 Key Back Up Before Upgradingīefore you get started, we recommend you back up your files. We wouldn’t worry about it for home PCs, but organizations should likely contact their Microsoft licensing partner for more details. If you have Windows 7 PCs in your business, Microsoft may not consider you compliant with the terms of its licensing agreement after using this method to upgrade your business PCs. There you can change the License key directly and Windows will turn on the Pro features. What you do is go to Windows 10 Settings > Update & Security > Activation.

Update: Note that we can’t speak to the business licensing side of things here. You need to buy retail pro licenses (200) or upgrade each machine from the Microsoft store (100).

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