How to upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro • Pureinfotech

Windows 11 available in two versions, including Home and Pro. Windows 11 Home edition is the most popular of these two editions and it includes all the features suitable for home, office and gamer users.

On the other hand, Windows 11 Pro includes all the features available in the Home edition, along with other advanced business features, such as Remote computer, BitLocker, Group Policy, Active Directory support and many more.

Usually, the Home version is more than enough for anyone who uses a home computer to browse the web, work with apps, and play games. However, if you must have advanced features, you can upgrade from Home to Pro without having to do so. clean install with a product key or through the Microsoft Store.

In this instruct, you’ll learn two quick ways to upgrade your device from Windows 11 Home to Pro.

Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro via Settings

If you have an existing product key, you can easily apply it through the Activation for system upgrade settings. Additionally, because Windows 11 and Windows 10 share the same technologies, you can use a Windows 11 Pro or Windows 10 Pro product key to upgrade a device running the Home edition of Windows. You can even upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 11 Pro with either product key.

To upgrade a Windows 11 Home computer to Pro, use these steps:

1. Open Setting on Windows 11.

2. Click System.

3. Click Activated page on the right side.

   

4. Click Change for the “Change product key” setting.

   

5. Confirm Windows 11 Pro product key to upgrade to Home edition.

   

6. Click Next button.

7. Click Begin button.

After you complete the steps, the computer will upgrade from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro.

If you buy a Windows 10 Pro product key, you can save some money. For example, at the time of this writing, the upgraded version can be found for $99 at Amazon, that means $100 savings as the Pro version of the operating system usually starts at $199.

Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro via Microsoft Store

To purchase a Windows 11 Pro product and upgrade the Home edition, use these steps:

1. Open Setting.

2. Click Activated page on the right side.

   

3. Click Open store from the “Upgrade in this Microsoft app” setting.

   

4. Click Buying button.

   

5. Continue in the direction on the screen to complete the purchase and upgrade.

After you complete the steps, the upgrade will begin.

While you use a change product key or Microsoft Store option, the upgrade will take about 30 minutes.

It’s important to note that Microsoft also technically offers another version called Windows 11 Pro for Workstation, but this is the most expensive version that includes everything available with the Pro version, plus a number of additional server-level features. However, unless you are working with your server’s hardware and software, you should not upgrade.