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antioch

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It has been a while since last here, though I have kept an eye on 'what should we do after January 2020 and a couple of others connected to this subject.
I have searched the forums for any recent discussion regarding Windows 10 S. I know what the 'S' stands for.
I was thinking of posting a thread - 'general discussion' seems appropriate????

Rgds
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Brink said:
Hello Antioch, :-)

You might see if the tutorial below may help for Windows 10 in S mode.
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Hello Brink
Many thanks for your response - Breelander has what I was looking for i.e. from 10S to Pro but would prefer Home, not the other way round.

Rgds
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antioch said:
Breelander has what I was looking for i.e. from 10S to Pro but would prefer Home, not the other way round.
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That entirely depends on what edition the OEM chose to install. Some S Mode machines come with Home S, some with Pro S.

You can only switch to the 'non-S' edition of the one you got, Home S can only switch to Home, and Pro S can only switch to Pro.
 

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Breelander said:
...and this one. Note that S Mode is now also available as Home in S Mode in addition to Pro in S Mode.

Switch from Windows 10 in S mode to Windows 10 Pro | Tutorials
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Hello Breelander
Thank you for the link - that's what I have been looking for.
The link says MS will allow the switch to Pro for free until March 2018 so time has run out?
I am sure I read an article a couple of months ago indicating this had been extended and was free.
I will pop over to the Ten Forums and see if it can be done to WIN 10 Home

Many thanks for your help


Rgds
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Just seen your reply but after I posted to you.
What you say is how I currently understand the swap - Home to Home - Pro to Pro.
 

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PC/Desktop
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Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Professional SPI 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 Quad i5-6600 3.3Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS H110M-R
Memory
16GB Hyper X Fury
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3GB Geforce GTX1060
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1TB SATA-III
1TB WD MyPassport Ultra
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Corsair 550 VS Series
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antioch said:
Just seen your reply but after I posted to you.
What you say is how I currently understand the swap - Home to Home - Pro to Pro.
Click to expand...


Yes, and over on Ten Forums users have recently reported they can still switch for free. At least, on machines they have just purchased.
 

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    CPU
    AMD V120
    Memory
    4GB
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Antivirus
    MSE
    Browser
    IE11, Edge, Firefox
    Other Info
    I also have W7 Pro on my System Two, and several W7 Hyper-V VMs. My other machines run Windows 10/11. Their specs are in my Ten Forums & Eleven Forum profiles.
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Lenovo Thinkpad T430
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro x64
    CPU
    Intel i5-3320M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO
    Antivirus
    MSE
My thanks to Brink and Breelander.
I will transfer to the Ten Forum for further advice and opinion.
Rgds
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My Computer

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PC/Desktop
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Windows 7 Professional SPI 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 Quad i5-6600 3.3Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS H110M-R
Memory
16GB Hyper X Fury
Graphics Card(s)
3GB Geforce GTX1060
Hard Drives
1TB SATA-III
1TB WD MyPassport Ultra
PSU
Corsair 550 VS Series
Case
Corsair 100R
Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S
Mouse
Microsoft wireless - plus cheap wired mouse for ext HD
Internet Speed
150MB
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