transffering recent purchase to new laptop

Amber Pasqualone 0 Reputation points
2026-10-14T22:14:19.3166667+00:00

I purchased a windows 11 pro upgrade through the microsoft store on September 30th for $99. My old laptop shows windows 11 pro activated under the RETAIL channel. My new laptop has activated windows 11 home. Can you confirm whether I can transfer my Pro upgrade to the new laptop and help me activate it without purchasing another license?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
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  1. EmilyS726 273.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-14T22:47:32.3+00:00

    Hello

    Yes, the upgrade portion can be transfered, as long as the new computer already has Home edition activated.

    On the new laptop, You can go to Settings > System > Activation > Change product key

    Disconnect internet, and disable any third party antivirus, key in the generic key instead: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

    That should get you to Pro. Once restarted, you can connect back to the internet, sign into your Microsoft account. See if it is activated.

    If not, go to Settings > System > Activation, run the troubleshooter, choose the hardware change option. When it asks you where it is installed on right now, you should choose the old device name. Then click on Activate button. And on the next screen when it asks you where to transfer it to, choose your new device name. See if that does the trick.

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