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How can I downgrade My Surface Pro 3 from Windows 10 enterprise to Pro (using the built-in key)

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I have a Surface Pro which had Windows 10 enterprise installed but has become deactivated due to no longer being around/associated the organizational infrastructure (KMS?). I want to just downgrade it to the built-in Windows 10 Pro that it came with. How can I do that?

Bonus for doing it without wiping it.

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I have a Surface Pro which had Windows 10 enterprise installed but has become deactivated due to no longer being around/associated the organizational infrastructure (KMS?). I want to just downgrade it to the built-in Windows 10 Pro that it came with. How can I do that?

Bonus for doing it without wiping it.

windows-10

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I have a Surface Pro which had Windows 10 enterprise installed but has become deactivated due to no longer being around/associated the organizational infrastructure (KMS?). I want to just downgrade it to the built-in Windows 10 Pro that it came with. How can I do that?

Bonus for doing it without wiping it.

windows-10

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So this worked for my surface and for another laptop we are working with.

We ran an administrator command prompt, then ran

wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

This output my original Windows Key.

Then We copied that key into the "Change your product key" option in Settings --> About

Done

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For the wipe it and know it is activated for sure option you can download the Surface Pro recovery media from Microsoft.

They check your device and serial number so it should activate correctly.

---

In theory though the machine has a live digital entitlement for Windows 10 Pro. It should, again in theory, be a simple matter of revoking the current licence using slmgr.vbs /upk and then letting it reactivate itself online or by running slui.exe and attempting to activate it that way.

More details at https://www.groovypost.com/howto/transfer-windows-10-license-new-pc/ in the "uninstalling the licence" section.

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edited Oct 11 '18 at 16:42

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:36

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Unfortunately this downgrade is not
officially supported
by Microsoft.
Yet you might succeed without losing your installed applications
and settings.

You need first to purchase a Windows 10 Pro license
(which you don't need if your Surface came already with Windows Pro
and so is entitled to it), then download the ISO and
create a bootable USB media.

Then you might be able to try the following:

• Open Registry Editor(WIN + R, type regedit, hit Enter)




• Browse to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion




• Change EditionID to Pro (double click EditionID, change value, click OK). In your case it should at the moment show Enterprise.




• Change ProductName to Windows 10 Pro. In your case it should at the moment show Windows 10 Enterprise.




• Repeat these two changes for
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion.




• Close the Registry Editor




• Insert the Windows 10 Pro installation media and do an
  in-place upgrade
  from the desktop (not booting with Windows 10 Pro install media).




• When asked, enter your valid Windows 10 Pro product key and select what to keep(settings, personal files and apps, only personal files or nothing)

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 18:14

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:25

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  Surface Pro computers come with a full copy of Windows 10 Pro which should already be activated, as clearly stated in the question it was subsequently wiped and installed with a corporate Enterprise edition. That should not have consumed the Pro licence and he should still be entitled to Pro without paying again.
  
  – Mokubai♦
  Oct 11 '18 at 16:40
  

  
  
  
  


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So this worked for my surface and for another laptop we are working with.

We ran an administrator command prompt, then ran

wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

This output my original Windows Key.

Then We copied that key into the "Change your product key" option in Settings --> About

Done

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 19 '18 at 13:25

answered Oct 11 '18 at 18:13

AaronAaron

18319

add a comment | 

4

So this worked for my surface and for another laptop we are working with.

We ran an administrator command prompt, then ran

wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

This output my original Windows Key.

Then We copied that key into the "Change your product key" option in Settings --> About

Done

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 19 '18 at 13:25

answered Oct 11 '18 at 18:13

AaronAaron

18319

add a comment | 

So this worked for my surface and for another laptop we are working with.

We ran an administrator command prompt, then ran

wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

This output my original Windows Key.

Then We copied that key into the "Change your product key" option in Settings --> About

Done

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 19 '18 at 13:25

answered Oct 11 '18 at 18:13

AaronAaron

18319

wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 19 '18 at 13:25

answered Oct 11 '18 at 18:13

AaronAaron

18319

answered Oct 11 '18 at 18:13

AaronAaron

18319

answered Oct 11 '18 at 18:13

AaronAaron

18319

1

For the wipe it and know it is activated for sure option you can download the Surface Pro recovery media from Microsoft.

They check your device and serial number so it should activate correctly.

---

In theory though the machine has a live digital entitlement for Windows 10 Pro. It should, again in theory, be a simple matter of revoking the current licence using slmgr.vbs /upk and then letting it reactivate itself online or by running slui.exe and attempting to activate it that way.

More details at https://www.groovypost.com/howto/transfer-windows-10-license-new-pc/ in the "uninstalling the licence" section.

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 16:42

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:36

Mokubai♦Mokubai

57.8k16139157

add a comment | 

1

For the wipe it and know it is activated for sure option you can download the Surface Pro recovery media from Microsoft.

They check your device and serial number so it should activate correctly.

---

In theory though the machine has a live digital entitlement for Windows 10 Pro. It should, again in theory, be a simple matter of revoking the current licence using slmgr.vbs /upk and then letting it reactivate itself online or by running slui.exe and attempting to activate it that way.

More details at https://www.groovypost.com/howto/transfer-windows-10-license-new-pc/ in the "uninstalling the licence" section.

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 16:42

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:36

Mokubai♦Mokubai

57.8k16139157

add a comment | 

For the wipe it and know it is activated for sure option you can download the Surface Pro recovery media from Microsoft.

They check your device and serial number so it should activate correctly.

---

In theory though the machine has a live digital entitlement for Windows 10 Pro. It should, again in theory, be a simple matter of revoking the current licence using slmgr.vbs /upk and then letting it reactivate itself online or by running slui.exe and attempting to activate it that way.

More details at https://www.groovypost.com/howto/transfer-windows-10-license-new-pc/ in the "uninstalling the licence" section.

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 16:42

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:36

Mokubai♦Mokubai

57.8k16139157

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 16:42

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:36

Mokubai♦Mokubai

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answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:36

Mokubai♦Mokubai

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answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:36

Mokubai♦Mokubai

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1

Unfortunately this downgrade is not
officially supported
by Microsoft.
Yet you might succeed without losing your installed applications
and settings.

You need first to purchase a Windows 10 Pro license
(which you don't need if your Surface came already with Windows Pro
and so is entitled to it), then download the ISO and
create a bootable USB media.

Then you might be able to try the following:

• Open Registry Editor(WIN + R, type regedit, hit Enter)




• Browse to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion




• Change EditionID to Pro (double click EditionID, change value, click OK). In your case it should at the moment show Enterprise.




• Change ProductName to Windows 10 Pro. In your case it should at the moment show Windows 10 Enterprise.




• Repeat these two changes for
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion.




• Close the Registry Editor




• Insert the Windows 10 Pro installation media and do an
  in-place upgrade
  from the desktop (not booting with Windows 10 Pro install media).




• When asked, enter your valid Windows 10 Pro product key and select what to keep(settings, personal files and apps, only personal files or nothing)

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 18:14

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:25

harrymcharrymc

260k14271575

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Surface Pro computers come with a full copy of Windows 10 Pro which should already be activated, as clearly stated in the question it was subsequently wiped and installed with a corporate Enterprise edition. That should not have consumed the Pro licence and he should still be entitled to Pro without paying again.
  
  – Mokubai♦
  Oct 11 '18 at 16:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mokubai: Right - I added this.
  
  – harrymc
  Oct 11 '18 at 18:15
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

Unfortunately this downgrade is not
officially supported
by Microsoft.
Yet you might succeed without losing your installed applications
and settings.

You need first to purchase a Windows 10 Pro license
(which you don't need if your Surface came already with Windows Pro
and so is entitled to it), then download the ISO and
create a bootable USB media.

Then you might be able to try the following:

• Open Registry Editor(WIN + R, type regedit, hit Enter)




• Browse to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion




• Change EditionID to Pro (double click EditionID, change value, click OK). In your case it should at the moment show Enterprise.




• Change ProductName to Windows 10 Pro. In your case it should at the moment show Windows 10 Enterprise.




• Repeat these two changes for
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion.




• Close the Registry Editor




• Insert the Windows 10 Pro installation media and do an
  in-place upgrade
  from the desktop (not booting with Windows 10 Pro install media).




• When asked, enter your valid Windows 10 Pro product key and select what to keep(settings, personal files and apps, only personal files or nothing)

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 18:14

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:25

harrymcharrymc

260k14271575

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Surface Pro computers come with a full copy of Windows 10 Pro which should already be activated, as clearly stated in the question it was subsequently wiped and installed with a corporate Enterprise edition. That should not have consumed the Pro licence and he should still be entitled to Pro without paying again.
  
  – Mokubai♦
  Oct 11 '18 at 16:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mokubai: Right - I added this.
  
  – harrymc
  Oct 11 '18 at 18:15
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Unfortunately this downgrade is not
officially supported
by Microsoft.
Yet you might succeed without losing your installed applications
and settings.

You need first to purchase a Windows 10 Pro license
(which you don't need if your Surface came already with Windows Pro
and so is entitled to it), then download the ISO and
create a bootable USB media.

Then you might be able to try the following:

• Open Registry Editor(WIN + R, type regedit, hit Enter)




• Browse to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion




• Change EditionID to Pro (double click EditionID, change value, click OK). In your case it should at the moment show Enterprise.




• Change ProductName to Windows 10 Pro. In your case it should at the moment show Windows 10 Enterprise.




• Repeat these two changes for
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion.




• Close the Registry Editor




• Insert the Windows 10 Pro installation media and do an
  in-place upgrade
  from the desktop (not booting with Windows 10 Pro install media).




• When asked, enter your valid Windows 10 Pro product key and select what to keep(settings, personal files and apps, only personal files or nothing)

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 18:14

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:25

harrymcharrymc

260k14271575

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 11 '18 at 18:14

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:25

harrymcharrymc

260k14271575

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:25

harrymcharrymc

260k14271575

answered Oct 11 '18 at 16:25

harrymcharrymc

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