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Windows 10 Laptop - Will it take Windows 10 Pro

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  • 12-03-2020 2:26pm
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    looperman1000
    Registered Users Posts: 544 ✭✭✭


    Working in a company and the boss is worried that if we buy Windows 10 Home OS laptops that MS or the laptop manufacturer have something in place in the chipset that prevents Windows 10 Pro OS installation.
    Is this true?

    I am of the opinion that you can install whatever the hell you want on the laptop...Linux/Unix, Windows...etc?

    Thanks in advance


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    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,634 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    Your boss is wrong. Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Pro is trivial. However, it's often cheaper to buy the Pro version of a laptop than it is to buy the home version and the Pro licence separately

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    gibgodsman
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭gibgodsman


    Please tell me your company has nothing to do with IT


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    looperman1000
    Registered Users Posts: 544 ✭✭✭looperman1000


    gibgodsman wrote: »
    Please tell me your company has nothing to do with IT

    I wish i could tell you no...but he is the ICT Manager... !


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    looperman1000
    Registered Users Posts: 544 ✭✭✭looperman1000


    28064212 wrote: »
    Your boss is wrong. Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Pro is trivial. However, it's often cheaper to buy the Pro version of a laptop than it is to buy the home version and the Pro licence separately

    Thanks for that. No, i think the IT Dept has MS licensing...he is just going out buying Win 10 Home Laptops..


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    BailMeOut
    Registered Users Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭BailMeOut


    by chance is he talking about bitlocker? Windows 10 homes does not support bitlocker and in theory you could a laptop that had Windows 10 home but no TPM (unlikely but possible) so when you upgrade to Window 10 pro you cannot encrypt it which maybe (and should be) company policy.

    As others said changing Windows 10 home to pro is a few simple steps.


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