I currently have windows 10 pro N. I want to install the normal windows 10 version. To do this I tried running https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/software-download/windows10 the installs medium for windows 10 but it automatically install windows 10N version. Im willing to reinstall my whole os but I do not have a cd/usb at the moment. Is it possible to go from windows 10 n to windows 10?
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See this>>>>https://www.tenforums.com/installation-upgrade/57285-upgrade-pro-n-version-full-pro.html – Moab Dec 24 '19 at 17:39
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@Moab "In other words, your only option is to clean install Windows 10 PRO on the machine now running Windows 10 PRO N, completely replacing it. Kari" Thats what i tried. – Sven van den Boogaart Dec 24 '19 at 17:42
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That is not what the link said, please read the answer carefully, it said to download and install the Media Feature Pack from Microsoft. – Moab Dec 24 '19 at 17:47
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@Moab I want to do a clean install, the media pack gave a lot of issues. – Sven van den Boogaart Dec 24 '19 at 17:50
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@SvenvandenBoogaart - You don’t have a license to Windows 10 Professional. You will either have to purchase the upgrade or install the Media Pack. You not having a license to Windows 10 Professional is evident by the fact Windows detected a key to Windows 10 Professional N – Ramhound Dec 24 '19 at 17:57
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@rambound I also have a windows 10 key, I did not get the option to switch version or enter the licesnse. – Sven van den Boogaart Dec 24 '19 at 18:03
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@SvenvandenBoogaart - How you install Windows 10 Professional when a laptop comes with a different edition is well documented problem one I have answered before (several times) – Ramhound Dec 24 '19 at 18:08
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You made no mention of having a Windows 10 Professional license. You can modify the sources\ei.cfg so you will be prompted for which version you want to install. Once installed you can activate your Windows 10 Professional key. – Ramhound Dec 24 '19 at 18:16
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3Exact duplicate to this question has been answered here: Prevent Windows 10 installer from using the preinstalled serial key without disabling UEFI – Ramhound Dec 24 '19 at 18:18
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@Ramhound I do not have a cd/usb at the moment. – Sven van den Boogaart Dec 24 '19 at 18:39
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@SvenvandenBoogaart - Then you will be unable to do a clean install of Windows. Which means you can simply do an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 Professional. – Ramhound Dec 24 '19 at 23:03
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You can use the dism tool to query the ISO for version indices and then install the one you want. I have done this in the past directly to a newly partitioned secondary HDD (the drive then gets deployed to a new machine) via a mounted ISO, but it can also be done during a normal clean install (I think shift+f10).
There are a number of steps, but the essential commands:
diskpart to list vol(make a note of the proper disk) exit
dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:D:\Sources\install.wim (replace D: with proper letter for the ISO location. .wim may need to be .esd)
This enumerates the possible indices of verisons. Note the one you have the proper key for.
dism /Apply-Image /ImageFile:D:\Sources\install.wim /index:1 /ApplyDir:G:\ (again, check the D: and G: locations to ensure they are the correct ISO and destination partitions and update the index identifier)
G:\Windows\System32\bcdboot G:\Windows to make the partition bootable.
I would strongly suggest you use these commands as a stepping stone for doing a google search for a tutorial such as: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/84331-apply-windows-image-using-dism-instead-clean-install.html
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