I should be able to install the OS on any PC that I own regardless of what OS Version the machine I had before and the fact that the edition is not easily changeable is an aggravating design flaw. (Especially since at this point I cannot get a refund for the version I bought.)Ģ. They told me that I had to refund my current copy of Windows and then purchase a Key for Windows 10 Professional.īut I refuse to buy a professional key for two reasons.ġ. Professional edition like the Windows 7 version before it. I called Microsoft support they said that the problem was that my installed copy of Windows 10 was the It installed just fine but when I tried to activate it with the key that came with the USB installer, the key it would not work. It previously ran on an abused copy of Windows 7 Professional so I bought a USB copy of Windows 10 Home(the less expensive version) to I am trying to downgrade a PC that currently has Windows 10 Professional Edition installed to Windows 10 Home edition.