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W10 to Pro

J_B
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JP had a W8 Pro Laptop which he upgraded to W10
He then dropped it and it broke (I detected a hard drive failure)
Insurance provided a new one ([SIZE=+1]HP Pavilion 15-au072sa)[/SIZE] which I have de-cluttered, installed software etc but then realised that it's only W10 Home :(

He needs 'Pro' for school networking etc?

School can 'upgrade' it for £144.75!! :eek:
When I clicked on upgrade on the laptop I'm sure it said £100

Would it be possible to use his previous W8/10 Pro licence to upgrade??

?

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  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Do you have a genuine Windows 7,or 8 Pro licence?

    If not, I'll take a closer look at the machine.
  • bsod
    bsod Posts: 1,225 Forumite
    edited 16 November 2016 at 8:03PM
    J_B wrote: »
    He needs 'Pro' for school networking etc??

    Why?

    School networking etc?
    Don't you dare criticise what you cannot understand
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    J_B wrote: »
    JP had a W8 Pro Laptop which he upgraded to W10
    He then dropped it and it broke (I detected a hard drive failure)
    Insurance provided a new one ([SIZE=+1]HP Pavilion 15-au072sa)[/SIZE] which I have de-cluttered, installed software etc but then realised that it's only W10 Home :(

    He needs 'Pro' for school networking etc?

    School can 'upgrade' it for £144.75!! :eek:
    When I clicked on upgrade on the laptop I'm sure it said £100

    Would it be possible to use his previous W8/10 Pro licence to upgrade??

    ?
    If he "needs" W10 pro for school then surely the school should be paying for it, or at least offering a decent student discount.
  • J_B
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    bsod wrote: »
    Why?

    School networking etc?
    neilmcl wrote: »
    If he "needs" W10 pro for school then surely the school should be paying for it, or at least offering a decent student discount.

    Don't shoot the messenger! ;)
  • J_B
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    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    Do you have a genuine Windows 7,or 8 Pro licence?

    The old machine had a genuine W8 Pro licence

    I have replied to your PM :)
  • bsod
    bsod Posts: 1,225 Forumite
    J_B wrote: »
    Don't shoot the messenger! ;)

    Don't other parents ask the same questions
    Don't you dare criticise what you cannot understand
  • J_B
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    bsod wrote: »
    Don't other parents ask the same questions

    I'm not a parent, just a friend of a friend.

    As I said before, don't shoot the messenger ... can anyone answer my original query?
  • esuhl
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    I'd ask what features of the "pro" version he needs.

    If it's to access a domain, there are a few suggestions on this thread with some workarounds for the Home versions of Windows 10:

    http://superuser.com/questions/516334/why-cant-windows-home-editions-connect-to-domains

    No idea if any of them do what you need, but they sound promising.
  • System
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    Hi

    This seems to offer a way...

    Computer running Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise/Education editions
    http://www.groovypost.com/howto/join-a-windows-10-client-domain/

    as said above, surely the educational version should be available via the school/college.
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