I recently got a Lenovo Yoga 3 14 with Win 10 Home Pre-Installed. I want the Pro version to have access to the Group Policy Editor and other Pro features. If I buy the $99 upgrade can that be transferred to another computer if I decided to return this Lenovo and buy something else that comes with the Home version of Win 10? Or it is like an OEM copy and can only be used on the first computer it is installed on?
No, it cannot.
Why not? I say yes it can.No, it cannot.
My thinking is this Upgrade path from Home to Pro is for each individual install of 10 home. Once activated it is tied to that Home activation license.
In all honesty MS is starting to bite the big one.
What if you purchased the pro-pack upgrade for a retail licensed Windows 10 that is transferable according to it's license?My thinking is this Upgrade path from Home to Pro is for each individual install of 10 home. Once activated it is tied to that Home activation license.
In all honesty MS is starting to bite the big one.
Yes maybe so but I was asking specifically about an OEM install of 10 Home. A Preinstalled version on a new Lenovo Yoga notebook.
I can't transfer the Lenovo Windows 10 to some other computer so I couldn't transfer the Pro upgrade. I just needed to ask. I figured as much before I asked the question.
And you still haven't got an answer substantiated by fact.... only internet posts. Just sayin'....
Yup you are correct.
The real answer would come from calling or emailing Microsoft and asking them to send you the EULA for the pro-pack upgrade. Also, what is physically possible and able to be done in the real world may not match the limitations imposed by the EULA. I'm not saying take advantage of it, just sayin' what is probably possible.Yup you are correct.
If you have home edition, go to the windows store and look at the $99 upgrade to Pro, it says it is tied to the current PC. This was from a Windows 10 home upgrade from Windows 7 retail.Why not? I say yes it can.
