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Upgrade from Windows 11 Home to Pro cost
I am looking at purchasing a new Surface Pro 7+ with the 12.3" touchscreen. It comes with Windows 11 Home. I am reasonably sure I will prefer to have Pro instead. What is the cost for the activation ...
Hi PeterV959 ,
You can upgrade it directly from the Microsoft Store, just go to Settings > System > Activation.
See below the instructions and the price.
Also, you are probably buying consumer version of Surface Pro 7+, if you want to get with Pro - you can get Surface Pro 7+ Business version. Check here:
With Business version it comes with Pro already. Buy Surface Pro 7+ for Business: Ultra-light 2-in-1 - Microsoft Store
Good luck.
- Quick question : I successfully did this in OEM PC (Dell/Acer), what happen the PC itself need Reset or Recovery, will it remain at Windows Pro version?
Thank you. I am purchasing the Surface soon. My problem was I had no way to get to those screens. The $99 price tag is about what I expected. Any idea how long it takes to activate and/or configure? Presumably it's already installed and just a "switch" that gets turned on or is there a massive download & install?
Hi PeterV959 ,
once you upgrade, computer will reboot and apply some update. It should not take more then 15 minutes.
Good luck!
In over 3 decades of installing Windows both in a professional corporate setting and at home, I have never taken less than four hours to do a clean install of any incarnation of Microsoft Windows. It generally takes that long just install all the latest updates.
