You can t use a pro license to activate a device running.
Windows 10 home digital license for this device running windows 10 pro.
You can usually spot an oem license by its price which tends to run about 110 for a windows 10 home license and 150 for a windows 10 pro license.
You ll need it to replace your current license key.
Notification and genuine status.
To activate using this digital license you need to install windows 10 pro.
After that select custom.
Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home.
For example if you re uninstalling a windows 10 pro product key you can only use it to activate another windows 10 pro installation.
To upgrade from windows 10 home to windows 10 pro and activate your device you ll need a valid product key or a digital license for windows 10 pro.
Install windows only in the next window.
Follow the setup instructions until you reach the desktop.
If you recently upgraded to windows 10 before the free upgrade offer expired a digital license should be attached to your device.
The only concern i have is my windows 10 license.
In volume activation management tool they still show up as windows r professional edition retail but now with license status.
All the features of the operating system.
This isn t an upgrade given you re starting from scratch.
If you do have a copy of windows 10 pro or maybe you found a retail copy of the upgrade for less than microsoft charges you ll have a product key alternately called a license key that enables windows 10 pro.
Upgrade from windows 10 home to pro via a license key digital license.
For more info about how to keep your pc updated see windows update.
I am unsure whether this will affect my windows 10 license as a friend of mine told me that upon reformatting i can delete all the partition except for the system reserved as this partition holds the activation key for my os license.