Taking a new HP desktop with Win 10 Home on it... and install Win 10 Pro. Any gotchas to be on guard for?
A client got a win 10 home PC after I told him I could get a PC for him and if he wanted to get it, be sure it comes with Win 10 Pro and to send me pics when at the store (they have sbs server).
So it's an HP small desktop with i5 processor, 12GB RAM, 1TB hard drive. He.... wants to 'upgrade' to win 10 Pro, which really means wipe the drive and install pro from scratch, right?
Do you see any issues with getting it up and running on Pro? Not sure the exact model, but if it's running from the factory on Win 10 Home, then it'll run Win 10 Pro just as well?
and yeah, that's the process - wipe and install?
gotta buy:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-10-pro/df77x4d43rkt/48DN
no upgrade path. anything else out there for less than the $200 is scam / VL / something not legit?
How much time would you say that will take? To get it to a win 10 machine ready to get on the SBS network? 1 hour? 2?
So it's an HP small desktop with i5 processor, 12GB RAM, 1TB hard drive. He.... wants to 'upgrade' to win 10 Pro, which really means wipe the drive and install pro from scratch, right?
Do you see any issues with getting it up and running on Pro? Not sure the exact model, but if it's running from the factory on Win 10 Home, then it'll run Win 10 Pro just as well?
and yeah, that's the process - wipe and install?
gotta buy:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-10-pro/df77x4d43rkt/48DN
no upgrade path. anything else out there for less than the $200 is scam / VL / something not legit?
How much time would you say that will take? To get it to a win 10 machine ready to get on the SBS network? 1 hour? 2?
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Per https://www.howtogeek.com/234946/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-10-home-to-windows-10-professional/
$99 to upgrade. That should work.
$99 to upgrade. That should work.
You have the much deserved title of distinguished expert 2017! Thanks!
Thank you for your gracious comments. I do appreciate you and always happy to help.
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would you know the price? $100?
If the system is brand new in box, return for a machine with Pro preinstalled. That will be the cheapest way.
so true... and not what they want to do. Go figure.