Windows Activation failing, Home To Pro error

[byucoug121]

I bought a windows 11 pro and typed it in to my windows 11 home pc and it says it activated, but it gave this error when upgrading to Pro.

When I looked up the error code it seems to be a more generic error code than for just activating windows.

 

 

[MiszS]

where did you buy the key? it may have been already used by someone else if this pops up

[byucoug121]

3 minutes ago, MiszS said:

where did you buy the key? it may have been already used by someone else if this pops up

I bought it on this website https://www.stacksocial.com/sales/microsoft-windows-11-pro-6

 

But if someone else bought it, why did it activate but not upgrade?

 

[BillBill]

11 minutes ago, byucoug121 said:

I bought a windows 11 pro and typed it in to my windows 11 home pc and it says it activated, but it gave this error when upgrading to Pro.

When I looked up the error code it seems to be a more generic error code than for just activating windows.

 

 

Windows 10 had the same issue. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/i-am-unable-to-upgrade-win-10-home-to-pro-error/54b2a07f-36a2-4d5a-8853-d25f5f83b906 

Look at the post from Andre Da Costa 

[byucoug121]

4 minutes ago, BillBill said:

Windows 10 had the same issue. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/i-am-unable-to-upgrade-win-10-home-to-pro-error/54b2a07f-36a2-4d5a-8853-d25f5f83b906 

Look at the post from Andre Da Costa 

It  give me the same error again when i used their instructions of using their key to upgrade but I might've done it wrong

[BillBill]

Ok turn the internet off of you PC and then copy and paste the key. The one from the site. 

[leclod]

You shouldn't have activated the not final Windows.

Contact your seller and tell him your key doesn't work, he's used to it (don't mention the W10 activation if you can)

You don't have an old Win7+ key lying around ? A computer with a Microsoft sticker ?

Or buy a new key

Edited January 27 by leclod

[BillBill]

10 minutes ago, leclod said:

You shouldn't have activated the not final Windows.

Contact your seller and tell him your key doesn't work, he's used to it (don't mention the W10 activation if you can)

You don't have an old Win7+ key lying around ? A computer with a Microsoft sticker ?

Or buy a new key

There is a known issue from upgrading from Home to Pro.