Can I use a Windows 7 Pro key to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro?

aaronjbeaudoin

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I'm currently running Windows 10 Home and want to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. If I were to buy a key for Windows 7 Pro could I use that to upgrade?
 
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No, still the same price.
And MS does not want you to buy Win 7, so unlikely to discount it. They want you on Win 10.

USAFRet

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Maybe.
But a valid Win 7 Pro license is pretty much the same price as a valid Win 10 Pro license.

Why the desire to move to Pro?
 

aaronjbeaudoin

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I need hyper-v virtualization and remote desktop.

I thought the value of Windows 7 Pro would have deprecated somewhat by now.
 

USAFRet

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No, still the same price.
And MS does not want you to buy Win 7, so unlikely to discount it. They want you on Win 10.
 
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