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John Arling
Sep 01, 2018Copper Contributor
OEM licensing (Win 8.1 -> Win 10)
Hello, We changed the PCs at my company a few months before the release of Windows 10, so they have been supplied with Windows 8.1 Pro (Windows 8 sticker on the tower). At the time, we downgrade...
Faiza Qadri
Mar 07, 2019Iron Contributor
If the PCs were sold with the Windows 8.1 license you can only use that however if you have a Enterprise Agreement (EA) or Software Assurance (SA) with Microsoft for your business you can use them. The OEMs usually have the Home (consumer) or Pro (business) licenses only. In order to use the Windows 10 Enterprise version you need to have an agreement with Microsoft.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/WindowsForBusiness/Compare