Your plan works fine, essential do this:
Choose language, keyboard layout, device name etc.
Once you hit the login screen, press F10 to open CMD. Technically you can open CMD while it's installing Updates but I don't recommend this because it will restart without warning and might interrupt the following process.
Run
slui.exe /upk. This is not always necessary but I suspect sometimes the Home license will be installed and needs to be removed first. Doesn't hurt to do anyway.Run
changepk.exe /ProductKey <Your product Key>It will say it failed but ignore it.Restart
It's now Windows 11 Pro.
I installed Windows 11 Home into a Virtual Machine and tested this using the Generic Keys from this website, this is what I found to get to the steps above:
- Running
changepk.exe /ProductKey VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T(Key for Windows 11 Pro) brought up the "Preparing for Upgrade" dialogue but then failed with Error Code0x80070490
I also tried
slmgr.vbs /ipk VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T. This errored with 0xC004F069 and said to run SLUI to get full details.I ran
slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F069and it saidHowever, I then ran
slui.exe /upkto uninstall the Product Key, and then triedchangepk.exeagain, after rebooting the OOBE was now for Windows 11 Pro and I could create a local user and domain join.
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Upgrade to Windows 11 home edition to Pro
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We recently purchased a HP 15-fd ... 11 Home Upgrade Win 11 Pro". Upon receiving the laptop, we discovered that the OS is still running Windows 11 Home and notified the vendor. The vendor came by and I observed the vendor performing the following steps: Accessed a github page an entered ... More on learn.microsoft.com
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If you use the MAS tool in that GitHub repo you can upgrade from home to pro. The issue you linked is old so they changed how you upgrade using MAS now but it's still easy to upgrade from home to pro using it More on reddit.com
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Since it was pre-installed with Windows 11 Home, it'll most definitely be a digital key which is linked to the Microsoft account used during the setup. So, even if you clean install Windows 10 Home on that PC now, it'll fetch that digital key linked to your MS account. So now, you can buy a Windows 10 Pro key for cheaper, upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, and then upgrade to Windows 11 Pro from the System update. Hope that helps! More on reddit.com
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gist.github.com › foreverlate › 7a5caff2ddf645ad8086348f3ce9e20b
Activate Windows 11 Pro free · GitHub
Now we are gonna check of your edition is supported to upgrade to Pro, run the following command to check this: DISM /online /Get-TargetEditions If you see "Professional" in the list, then you can upgrade your Windows edition to Pro for free!
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github.com › elfordanson › windows_11_pro_productkey_activation
GitHub - elfordanson/windows_11_pro_productkey_activation: Activation Windows 11 Pro product key with CMD
Now we are gonna check of your edition is supported to upgrade to Pro, run the following command to check this: DISM /online /Get-TargetEditions If you see "Professional" in the list, then you can upgrade your Windows edition to Pro for free!
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Hi. I have a windows 11 home edition installed and I activated it using the slmgr /ipk method. Is there any way to upgrade it to Pro edition without reinstalling it?
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Windows Product Keys · GitHub
1 week ago - https://www.elevenforum.com/t/generic-product-keys-to-install-or-upgrade-windows-11-editions.3713/ ... Didn't work for me too... (Used Windows 11 Pro) Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account?
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OEM Licensing Update for Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro - Microsoft Q&A
October 13, 2025 - The correct and fully supported method is to go to: Settings → System → Activation → Change product key, and then enter the genuine Windows 11 Pro key directly in Windows. No third-party websites, scripts, or tools are needed.
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If you see Professional in the list, then you can upgrade your Windows edition to Pro for free! ... When you get the error, just click Exit and then reboot your pc. You will now see an message that he is running updates and is installing features, ...
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In place upgrade of Windows 11 Pro from v24H2 os build 26100.2033 to v25H2 os build 26200.6584 by an installer on github. | Windows 11 Forum
October 10, 2025 - Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen. Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers. ... You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. ... Hello everyone, With reference to the link https://github.com/tips2fix/Tips2Fi.../1.0.2/Tips2Fix-Windows11-Installer-1.0.2.zip , I just downloaded the zip file from this link and extracted it to folder. I downloaded Windows 11 v 25H2 iso from official website of Microsoft and used the installer to upgrade on my laptop unsupported for Windows 11.
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From GitHub, use bat file to in place upgrade Windows 11 v24H2 | Windows 11 Forum
March 20, 2024 - In place upgrade of Windows 11 Pro from v24H2 os build 26100.2033 to v25H2 os build 26200.6584 by an installer on github.
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GitHub - TerryHuangHD/Windows10-VersionSwitcher: A simple script to switch Windows 10 & Windows 11 version, supports Home & Pro & Education & Enterprise x Retail & VL.
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