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Nov 16,  · For some, however, Windows 10 Pro will be a must have, and if it doesn’t come with the PC you buy you’ll be looking to upgrade, at a cost. So, is it worth it for you? The first thing to consider Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Sep 05,  · 2. Faster File Sharing Support. The Windows Server Edition has an SMB Direct feature that utilizes network adapters for supporting Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA).This feature was adapted into Windows 10 Pro Workstation for faster file sharing. RDMA capable network adapters are capable of functioning at extremely high speeds with low latency and CPU usage. Nov 13,  · Users can upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for Workstations from the new Microsoft Store app. Open the Store, search for Pro, then click the result Windows 10 Pro Reviews: 5.
 
 

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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. EarDemon Thread Starter. Dec 5, 1, USA. Anyone ever do a clean install of Windows 10 Pro for Workstations? If so, how does it work? First, I refuse to sign into a Microsoft account on my PC and second, that doesn’t make sense to me since this is targeted for business, and you typically sign in with an AD domain account.

So how does one go about doing a clean install and keeping the OS sku they paid for? Jan 4, 31, 25, Fairfax, VA. I have installed W10 Pro at work numerous times, even using a W7 activation code.

During the installation, I created a local account rather than signing into my own personal Microsoft account. Does that address the problem? May 5, 16, 2, Salem, OR. I too don’t believe that it must be tied to a Microsoft account although if it is tied before you make the image, all bets are off.

Tying to a Microsoft account can really make life very difficult. I don’t expect that you’re going to get a straight and accurate answer from neither HP nor Microsoft so you’re left with experimentation. Maybe do a drive copy and try it out on the new drive. You might also try a Microsoft image. Here is Microsoft’s official response.

Fresh install of windows 10 pro for workstation Like all of these posts on Microsoft’s Help Forums, the answer is pretty much useless. It’s the ‘So long as you have a Digital License for your computer and you have linked your Microsoft Account’ part of the answer that worries me.

If I never sign in with a Microsoft Account, how is it supposed to be linked? A few months ago I bought 7 Dell Precision s with Pro For Workstation, but have not had to reinstall Windows yet, and when I set them up, I never signed into a Microsoft Account, I just created the local user and then added the domain account.

So experimentation may be the best way to get an answer. While I think Microsoft’s new strategy of the twice a year updates not requiring a what is essentially an in-place upgrade, is a step in the right direction, I still have every intention do complete reformats with every xx03 and xx09 release. Microsoft’s support too often gets shuttled off to “the community” which is a crap shoot at its best. That said, the old support site offered a whole lot of disinformation and just plain wrong advice.

Now they’ve mostly move all their internal support to Technet. Technet can be helpful but it comes with a steep price and the answers seem too often to toe the Microsoft line rather than be a quick solution to a simple problem. I’m of a mind that the long term solution is to take our business elsewhere.

It won’t be easy on the front end but the back end will be much simper. Reactions: TheKrell and Lone Gunman. I have my answer. Activation failed and when attempting to re-activate it detected I had a digital license for Pro for Workstation and automatically did the feature update. No signing in to an MS account or anything. After a restart Windows was activated with PfW. Reactions: mdonnelly. EarDemon said:. Click to expand Reactions: TheKrell. Lifetime Supporter.

Nov 25, 15, 7, Michiana. After thinking about the upgrade for five minutes, it spits out a “Couldn’t stream Office” error, saying it can’t reach the necessary images. All other Internet activities seem fine. My Corporate IT folks aren’t much help as they all said, “worked on mine”. I saw it was available for my MacMini running Win 10 , so I went ahead and said install it. I didn’t see anything exciting.

Chromium-based Edge the default browser this could be problematic? Windows Hello looks like a password manager and if it is security oriented and comes from Microsoft, I’ll pass. Even if it is almost entirely bulletproof, someone will crack it just because. This appears to depend on a Microsoft account that is also something I cannot abide due to its history of large-scale security breaches.

I expect some out-of-band patches for some of these that break major software titles. All sorts of stuff aimed at enterprise Windows deployments. Windows Sandbox enhanced another attempt at saving users from themselves that I believe will give many a false sense of security. Dec 4, North Eastern. Not sure if it helps. For 10 Home bypassing the Microsoft Account prompt is as easy as disabling the network adapters. Probably should be the same with pro. After it downloaded and rebooted a couple of times, I have Win 10 and I haven’t noticed anything different, other than being able to install the new Chromium-based Edge which looks and feels like Chrome, huh I was watching “Windows Weekly” on TWiT and Mary Jo Foley was observing her Microsoft computer wasn’t able to get the Feature Update due to stability issues.

Foxbat said:. Reactions: Foxbat. Most people would run Windows in an emulator, but this is Windows 10 on bare metal, not even Bootcamp but with the necessary drivers from the Bootcamp distribution.

I downloaded the ISO from Microsoft a few hours after it was put up and did clean installs of on all of my computer last week. No problems to speak of. The old Edge comes installed by default which I found odd. You have to manually update to the Chromium version. Also, some of the built-in nonsense Metro apps have been removed. Less for me to uninstall. The onboard Intel card was recognized without a problem.

Aren’t Macs dongle city to begin with? Some of the cheaper models have only two Thunderbolt ports. Why the industry hasn’t come up with a miniature version of the 8-conductor RJ45 surprises me. Reason 9,, not to own an Apple product. I don’t understand the desire for these thin and frail laptops that have one or two ports and you need a adapter or dongle for everything. With the ‘we know what’s best for you’ mentality of Apple, four thunderbolt ports on their most expensive over priced laptop is all you peasants get.

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It depends how many or what type of Windows 10 Pro product keys do you have. The only free product keys are the OEM keys which came pre-installed when you bought a computer. There are 3 types of product keys also called as Windows Licenses. You need to determine which one do you have. If you only have one Retail or OEM product key, you can only activate this on one computer. This means that you cannot use a same product key to activate Windows to other computers.

T o know what Windows edition you are using, follow these steps:. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn’t help. Thanks for your feedback. Cannot find information for Users who built their machines and paid for Win 10 Pro to be able to upgrade to Win 10 Pro Workstation. No clear info on what hardware minimums take advantage of Workstation features. Storage types?

What is best Ethernet chipset? Web is loaded with acronyms that are not helpful in parsing out general requirements for this software, not to mention the need to adjust Bios and have it up to date.

Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member. I already have windows 10 pro but I would like to know if it is free to upgrade for windows 10 pro for workstation I have an 8 core intel xion processor thanks for your help. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :.

Cancel Submit. Johann Eva Microsoft Agent. Hi Esetraviezo, It depends how many or what type of Windows 10 Pro product keys do you have. When you bought a new computer, the operating system was already activated or pre-installed on it. This will be owned by this computer only and cannot be used to activate other devices.

If you want to have a Retail version product key, you will need to purchase the Windows 10 software itself from the actual store This comes included inside the box. The Volume keys are the only ones that can be activated on multiple computers. These are the product keys that were mostly used in corporate and business settings. Click Windows PowerShell admin. Type this command: slmgr. Let us know if you need more help. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

Andre Da Costa Volunteer Moderator. No, you will have to purchase an upgrade through the Store. In reply to Johann Eva’s post on April 3, Nirmal Guru Xbox Ambassador. I already have windows 10 pro but I would like to know if it is free to upgrade for windows 10 pro for workstation I have an 8 core intel xion processor thanks for your help It’s free as long as it has the required SLIC and HWID’s that is validated by the OEM that is linked with your Microsoft account.

R Starzuft. In reply to Nirmal Guru’s post on August 17, This site in other languages x.