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Activate Windows 11 after Computer Switch
I have recently bought a new Computer where I Installed Windows 11 after i finished building it. When I installed Windows 11 I chose Windows 11 Home(Not knowing i actually had Windows 10 Pro on my old PC). Now when i try activating Windows on my new PC it doesn't work no matter how I go about it. I've logged into my Microsoft account and confirmed that both my new and my old PC:s are connected to the same Microsoft account.
What I am trying to do is make it so my new PC also has the professional version of Windows, only difference that my new PC has Windows 11.
On my old PC it says that Windows was activated using a digital licens connected to my Microsoft-account.
Is there a way for me, or anyone that can help me activate Windows 11 on my new PC and at the same time Switch from Home to Pro?
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Aah okay, Thanks for the reply!
So because I chose Windows 11 Home when i first installed Windows on my new Computer, the trensferring of license is not possible?
In that case do I need to Reinstall Windows on my new computer and choose the Pro version, same as my old or is there any way to upgrade it?
If your old PC was activated with a Windows 10 Pro license linked to your Microsoft account, that license can potentially be transferred, but it must match the edition.
Switched from Home to Pro using "changepk.exe /ProductKey VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T" in CMD, and can now select my old PC to activate Windows. But it says that it can't activate windows right now, and that i should try again later.
Is the answer here just to wait a few hours and test again, or is there a workaround regarding that message?
