Trying to revive a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro that had a bad SDD. it originally had 8.1. Purchased 2 windows 10 pro retail version with product key. with new drive in. USB flash drive didn't fit on to the USB 3 port on the laptop. So, used a hub. Booted from USB and stated installing the windows. No question about which version I wanted. It just went through with rest. System under control panel shows Windows 10 Home. Since the Product key that I scratched is for Pro version. Can't activate. I need to install Windows 10 Pro. How should I do it? Attached couple of pictures. USB drive is too tight to insert in to Yoga 2 Pro and pushed the label. So, I had to use Hub. Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question. Anonymous 2024-02-23T03:13:34+00:00 On your Windows 10 Home device, kindly try to press Windows Key + R and type slui 3 then hit enter. Now, please try type in your Windows 10 Pro key on that page. It should upgrade to Pro. If not, please try the steps below: Another way is, click Start menu and type Activation then hit enter. Under Upgrade your edition of Windows, please select Change Product key and please enter your Windows 10 Pro key there. For your reference: (Look for the section says "If you have a Windows 10 Pro product key") https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upg... Hi, Christine, Thank you for the reply. I've tried both ways that you mentioned above. "slui 3" & Start-activation both come up with same result with the Windows 10 Pro product key, it ends up with message "The product key you entered didn't work. Check the product key and try again or enter a different one. (0xc004f050)" Windows 10 Home installed has not been activated since I only have product key for Win 10 Pro. 0 comments No comments On your Windows 10 Home device, kindly try to press Windows Key + R and type slui 3 then hit enter. Now, please try type in your Windows 10 Pro key on that page. It should upgrade to Pro. If not, please try the steps below: Another way is, click Start menu and type Activation then hit enter. Under Upgrade your edition of Windows, please select Change Product key and please enter your Windows 10 Pro key there. For your reference: (Look for the section says "If you have a Windows 10 Pro product key") https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upg... Thank you for the reply. I've tried both ways that you mentioned above. "slui 3" & Start-activation both come up with same result with the Windows 10 Pro product key, it ends up with message "The product key you entered didn't work. Check the product key and try again or enter a different one. (0xc004f050)" Windows 10 Home installed has not been activated since I only have product key for Win 10 Pro.

Christine Luna • 26,715 Reputation points • Independent Advisor 2024-02-23T00:41:49+00:00 Hi CPark1, I'm Christine, a Windows user like you. Looks like you've purchased Windows 10 Pro key (Retail) but after installing Windows 10 you've got Windows 10 Home and you would like to switch it to Pro. No worries, I'll do my best to help you. Just a friendly reminder. Please avoid posting any personal information such as Product Key here for your Privacy. Thank you. On your Windows 10 Home device, kindly try to press Windows Key + R and type slui 3 then hit enter. Now, please try type in your Windows 10 Pro key on that page. It should upgrade to Pro. If not, please try the steps below: Another way is, click Start menu and type Activation then hit enter. Under Upgrade your edition of Windows, please select Change Product key and please enter your Windows 10 Pro key there. For your reference: (Look for the section says "If you have a Windows 10 Pro product key") https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upg... Please let me know the result. I'll be happy to assist you all the way until it's resolved. Thank you, Christine L Independent Advisor 0 comments No comments I'm Christine, a Windows user like you. Looks like you've purchased Windows 10 Pro key (Retail) but after installing Windows 10 you've got Windows 10 Home and you would like to switch it to Pro. No worries, I'll do my best to help you. Just a friendly reminder. Please avoid posting any personal information such as Product Key here for your Privacy. Thank you. On your Windows 10 Home device, kindly try to press Windows Key + R and type slui 3 then hit enter. Now, please try type in your Windows 10 Pro key on that page. It should upgrade to Pro. If not, please try the steps below: Another way is, click Start menu and type Activation then hit enter. Under Upgrade your edition of Windows, please select Change Product key and please enter your Windows 10 Pro key there. For your reference: (Look for the section says "If you have a Windows 10 Pro product key") https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upg... Please let me know the result. I'll be happy to assist you all the way until it's resolved. Independent Advisor Christine Luna • 26,715 Reputation points • Independent Advisor 2024-02-23T03:21:41+00:00 Thank you for updating me. I've found similar thread here, kindly check and follow the steps provided by JonathanWeinblatt Upgrade Win 10 Home to Pro - error 0xc004f050 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for... Please let me know how it goes. Thank you, Christine 0 comments No comments Thank you for updating me. I've found similar thread here, kindly check and follow the steps provided by JonathanWeinblatt Upgrade Win 10 Home to Pro - error 0xc004f050 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for... Please let me know how it goes.