How to Upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro

A friend of mine wanted to upgrade his Windows 10 tablet ( an HP Stream 8 to be exact) to Windows 10 Pro.  So I asked him to buy a Windows 10 Pro  product key so we can upgrade his tablet.

During the the Windows 7 era, there’s a feature called Windows Anytime Upgrade, where upgrading to a higher edition of Windows is as easy as clicking a link in the System Properties window, input a product key ( say Windows 7 Pro key) to upgrade.  That option is still is also available in Windows 8, also found in system properties window ( see photo below).  In Windows 10 it is somehow hidden, but still available should you want to upgrade by just using a product key.

Anyways after a day my friend came back to me with a newly purchased Windows 10 Pro key.  It’s easy to get a  Windows 10 Pro just follow the steps below.

1. Open the Settings app then go to Update and Security.
2. on the left pane tap or click Activation

3. Click on Go to Store to launch the Windows Store.  You may buy a product key for $99.99 USD or if you have bought a key already just click I have a Windows 10 Pro product key.  Input the key, if Windows determined your key is valid it will upgrade you OS to Windows 10 Pro.

Note:  Please allow few minutes for Windows 10 to upgraded to Pro.  During the process Windows 10 will unlock some more capabilities of the OS such as domain join and client Hyper-V.