Upgrade Windows 7 Home to Windows 7 PRO

[TimTDP]

I currently have Windows 7 Home on my laptop.
I have a spare Windows 7 PRO licence.
How can I use this spare licence to upgrade "Home" to "Pro"
I want to keep my data & programs.

Want to do this so that I upgrade to Windows 10 Pro

Thanks

 

[thehuman]

Try to start the windows install from inside windows

 

[LaraC]

You can use the Windows anytime upgrade option. It is available from the start menu and your control panel.

 

[vinodh]

Use the Windows Anytime Upgrade feature:

- Open Windows Anytime Upgrade by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type anytime upgrade, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Anytime Upgrade .

- Follow the instructions on each page

 

[vinodh]

You can use the Windows anytime upgrade option. It is available from the start menu and your control panel.

Nice one! You were a bit quicker than me on the trigger.

 

[TimTDP]

Microsoft no longer offer Windows anytime upgrade for Windows 7

 

[LazyLion]

Microsoft no longer offer Windows anytime upgrade for Windows 7

Then you should make sure that all your user files (docs, emails, videos, photos, etc.) are all contained within your user profile folder (located under C:/Users/...) and back up that folder to another drive.
Then reformat and re-install the new Pro version of Windows and simply restore your profile to the newly formatted drive.