How to upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro using the Update & Security tool

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If you're using Windows 10 Home but missing some of the features found in the Pro edition, it might be time to upgrade. Here are the steps to make it happen.

 

Some folks don't know what the difference between Windows 10 home and and 10 Pro is in practice.

 

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"I had a Windows 7 system running the Home edition that I upgraded to Windows 10 a while back. Of course, the upgrade gave me Windows 10 Home. For all practical purposes, the Home edition of Windows 10 is perfectly fine. However, if you are used to the Pro version, you may find it lacking in certain areas.

 

Below is a list of the features found in Windows 10 Pro but not in Windows 10 Home:

•Ability to join Azure Active Directory
•Assigned Access
•BitLocker
•Client Hyper-V
•Domain Join
•Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE)
•Group Policy Management
•Remote Desktop
•Trusted Boot
•Windows Store for Business
•Windows Update for Business

Most of these features are probably of little consequence to the typical home user and are more appropriate for business.

 

Now, working out of my home office, I don't need most of these features, but I use a couple of them all the time: BitLocker and Remote Desktop. I like having the extra security that BitLocker encryption provides and I use it on my laptops. But the tool I use most often is the Pro version of Remote Desktop.

 

The Home version of Remote Desktop offers only a one-way connection option. More specifically, the Home version can work only as a Remote Desktop client while the Pro version can function as both a client and a host. In other words, I can use Windows 10 Home to connect to a Windows 10 Pro system, but I can't use Windows 10 Pro to connect to a Windows 10 Home system.

 

To rectify this situation, I decided to upgrade my Windows 10 Home system to the Pro edition via the Windows Store. This type of upgrade isn't free: It costs $99.99. However, since I got Windows 10 Home for free, I figured I could justify the expense. I decided to write an article about the process so that other Windows 10 Home users will know what to expect if they decide to perform this type of upgrade. Let take a look.

 

Check your edition

To begin, press [Windows]+[break] to take a look the System window, shown in Figure A, and verify that your system is indeed running Windows 10 Home. Once you have verified that you have Windows 10 Home, you can proceed."

 

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