Windows 11 (and 10 for that matter) licenses get associated with your microsoft account when you login to the system with the account. If you're worried about the license, just boot up on the hold drive, create/use a microsoft account to login to the system and that will then save there for further use.
It sounds like you've found the legal way to upgrade to pro. If you're looking for something from the high seas then you could always go to mass grave <dot> dev and use their scripts, which will allow you to change the edition of windows, then activate it using a HWID. On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 7:32 PM Bino Gopal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, I finally went back to my roots and got a new desktop gaming > PC...model Aegis R2 B14NUG9-833US > > https://us.msi.com/Desktop/Aegis-R2-14th/Specification Third column over > for my model > > that I got the last one of from Costco at a nice discount ($2400 marked > down from $2600), with the extra third year warranty for another > $100...basically complete peace of mind having 3 years warranty, which is > why I bought it from Costco! > > So the system comes with Windows 11 Home and I want Pro. Now I'm going to > replace the SSD it came with, a basic 2TB Kingston with a much better 4TB > Samsung 990 Pro w/ heatsink that's coming tonite. > > So is there a way for me to use/keep the Windows 11 install that came on > the drive with the system and *move* it-or at least the license-to the new > blank drive so I don't have to pay again for Windows 11? > > I know that I can buy the upgrade license from Home to Pro-looks like it's > $100 on Amazon: > https://www.amazon.com/Windows-Upgrade-Home-Digital-Download/dp/B09WCTTXQ6 > > and worst comes to worst, I'll just buy a totally new Windows 11 Pro > License, which looks like it's $200 from MS as per: > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/windows-11-pro/dg7gmgf0d8h4 > > But I figured I'd try and save some cash and get some use out of the fact > that the system already came with Windows 11 Home-if I can easily somehow > get that license to the new clean Win 11 install I'm gonna do on the > SSD-and I assume I'll have to install Win 11 Home first, and then buy the > upgrade key for $100 and upgrade it that way, right? > > TIA for the help! > > > BINO > >
