Can i upgrade an oem hom machine to our pro volume license?

[Jaan]

I can find the downgrade rights documentation, but not the upgrade rights.

 

Basically if i have a batch of pcs supplied with windows 10 home, can i, downgrade to 7 pro or upgrade to windows 10 Pro

[Joanne]

Pretty sure you can't downgrade. Do you have EES volume license?

 

I would personally slam a fresh install on it (if you have EES volume licensing).

[Oaktech]

I expect it depends on what your subscription is, but my OVS allows me to put whatever I have in my software assurance on whatever I like provided it is owned by the school and had a pre-existing licence of some sort.

[Jaan]

We have an OVS with SA.

[3s-gtech]

This is one of the best clear instructions on this:

 

https://www.uk.insight.com/content/dam/insight/EMEA/uk/shop/microsoft/windows-teneducation-licensing.pdf

[Joanne]

I would say it is legal, but do you mean you actually want to select upgrade on the install, as oppose to a fresh install?

[Jaan]

I would say it is legal, but do you mean you actually want to select upgrade on the install, as oppose to a fresh install?

 

nah i'd nuke it and put our 7 pro image on. From memory the bios have win10home licenses hardcoded. Once re-imaged out kms would activate them.

[Oaktech]

Looking at the matrix, it would suggest that you can fresh install downgrade to 7 enterprise or fresh install to 10 enterprise under your software assurance rights.

 

It does not look like you can go 10 home -> 10 Pro but I don't understand why you would want to if you have 10 Enterprise available to you.

[Jaan]

Looking at the matrix, it would suggest that you can fresh install downgrade to 7 enterprise or fresh install to 10 enterprise under your software assurance rights.

 

It does not look like you can go 10 home -> 10 Pro but I don't understand why you would want to if you have 10 Enterprise available to you.

 

yep sorry it would be ENT not pro