This post will show you how to downgrade / change Windows edition from Enterprise to Professional in a couple of steps. If you don’t need the Enterprise features, you can decided to downgrade your Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition to Windows 8.1 Pro to have the free upgrade to Windows 10.
You want to install the latest Windows version to have the new OS features but you found out that one of your computer is running Windows 8 Enterprise edition which is not covered by the free Windows 10 upgrade. Has Win 10 been offered via Windows Update? If not, suggests not deemed compatible with Win 10, or WU is not running.Windows 10 is coming out tomorrow. Check reports of that particular PC running Win 10. Check the disk before attempting the upgrade. Remove or disconnect all disks other than the system disk.į. Ensure you have at least 30Gb free on C: and uninstall any security software (likely to be obsolete).Į. disk imaging- anything can and may go wrong.ĭ. When attempting the upgrade, take the above precautions esp.
'Known' Incompatible programs may be removed when upgrading.Ĭ. Games can be particularly awkward and might need special patches.ī. There's no guarantee whatsoever that all of these will run under Win 10.Įach could be investigated for compatibility reports on the internet, but you might not find useful info on all.