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pagetitle: Change Windows Edition
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# Change Windows Edition
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- You can find this option in the MAS extras section.
- It can change the Windows 7-8-8.1-10-11 and their Server equivalent editions.
- The script incorporates 4 methods for edition changing:
- May's DISM Api Method - Used in Windows 10/11 Core to Non-Core edition change
- [slmgr /ipk Method](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-edition-upgrades#upgrade-using-a-command-line-tool) - Used in Windows 10/11 where edition license files are already there
- [DISM Method](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-conversion-options) - Used in Server 2016 and later server versions
- [CBS Upgrade Method](https://github.com/asdcorp/Set-WindowsCbsEdition) - Used in Windows versions before 10
- Available editions that can be changed to are shown in the script based on all these 4 options.
- The script is future-proof, which means that it won't need an update upon the release of new Windows / Server editions and can get the required product key from the system itself.
- The script blocks changing to CountrySpecific, ServerRdsh, and to/from CloudEdition editions since it's officially not supported and the user may face issues.
- The script cannot change,
- Non-Core editions to Core editions (For example, Pro --\> Home isn't available)
- GAC editions to LTSC editions (For example, Enterprise --\> Enterprise LTSC isn't available)
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## Manual Edition Change
If you want to manually change the edition instead of using the script, please follow the steps below.
### Windows 10/11
- To view the list of available editions, open the command prompt as admin and enter\
`dism /online /english /Get-TargetEditions`
- Get the keys for the desired edition from [here](hwid.html#Supported_Products)
- If you are upgrading from Home to Pro, you will need to disable the Internet before performing the upgrade.
- Now enter that product key with this command, replace \<product_key\> with the actual key.\
`changepk.exe /ProductKey <product_key>`
- In the Home to Pro upgrade, it may show an error, restart the system anyway. (Use the script if it's still not working)
- Activate the changed edition with MAS, that's all.
### Windows Server 2016 and Later
- Follow the official Microsoft guide [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-conversion-options), you can get the required keys from [here](kms38.html#Supported_Products).
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## Troubleshooting
- Check [here](change_edition_issues.html).
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