When I reset my Windows PC, I ended up with Home edition. How do I get my Pro upgrade back? [Ask ZDNet]

Welcome to the latest installment of Ask ZDNet, where we answer the questions that make your IT guy reach for the Tums.

In the mailbag this week:  A user paid for an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro but has no idea where that product key is now. How to get the upgrade back?

Kabar apik yaiku server aktivasi Microsoft uga ngemot rincian kanggo upgrade Windows Pro sampeyan. Nalika sampeyan ngetik tombol produk kanggo nindakake upgrade sing pisanan, server kasebut nggawe rekaman aktivasi kapindho bebarengan karo hash sing ngenali sistem sampeyan adhedhasar hardware unik. Yen sampeyan nginstal maneh Windows Pro ing sistem kasebut, sanajan tanpa kunci produk, server aktivasi bakal mulihake aktivasi tanpa squawk. 

Ing kasus iki, solusi sing paling gampang yaiku nggunakake kunci produk umum Microsoft kanggo Windows Pro supaya cepet nganyarke saka Ngarep menyang Pro. 

menyang Setelan > Sistem > Aktivasi. Klik kanggo nggedhekake bagean labeled Nganyarke edisi Windows sampeyan, banjur klik tombol sing diwenehi label Ganti sakbanjure Ganti kunci produk kaya sing dituduhake ing kene: 

Ketik kunci produk iki ing kothak dialog sing katon ing ngisor iki:

VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

Tindakake pituduh kanggo ngrampungake upgrade. Sawise miwiti maneh lan nyambung menyang Internet, sampeyan kudu duwe instalasi Windows Pro sing wis diaktifake kanthi lengkap.

There's nothing magical about that product key. If you use it to upgrade a system running Home edition that has never been activated for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Pro, you'll get an activation error, and the only way to recover is to enter a non-generic product key that entitles you to the upgrade.

Lan yen sampeyan pengin ngliwati lagu iki lan nari ing mangsa ngarep, coba instal maneh saka USB flash drive sing bisa di-boot. Nalika sampeyan mbukak persiyapan, pilih opsi kanggo skip ngetik tombol produk, sing banjur ngijini sampeyan milih edisi pas sing pengin diinstal.

Kirimi pitakonan sampeyan menyang [email dilindhungi]. Amarga volume kiriman, kita ora bisa njamin pribadi reply, nanging kita janji bakal maca saben layang lan nanggapi surat sing kita pikir bakal peduli karo pembaca. Pesthekake nyakup alamat email sing bisa digunakake yen ana pitakon tindak lanjut. Kita janji ora bakal digunakake kanggo maksud apa wae.