A field technician is upgrading a remote employee's workstation currently running 64-bit Windows 10 Home. The employee requires an upgrade to 64-bit Windows 11 Pro to enable BitLocker Drive Encryption and join the corporate Active Directory domain, while preserving all existing user files, installed applications, and local configurations. When launching setup from the Windows 11 Pro installation media, the installer indicates that an in-place upgrade to Windows 11 Pro with file and app retention is unsupported from the current edition. Which of the following is the correct procedure to achieve the requested upgrade path without losing user data?
- Upgrade the current installation to Windows 10 Pro by entering a valid Pro product key in System settings, then run the Windows 11 setup media to perform an in-place upgrade.Cevap
- BExecute setup.exe from the command prompt using the /auto upgrade /quiet switches to force the installation media to convert the Home edition directly to Windows 11 Pro.
- CBoot the laptop directly from a 32-bit Windows 11 Pro installation media and select a Custom (advanced) installation over the existing partition.
- DJoin the workstation to the Active Directory domain within Windows 10 Home, which automatically elevates the installed edition to Windows 10 Pro prior to running setup.
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Upgrade the current operating system to Windows 10 Pro first via a valid product key in System settings, then execute the Windows 11 Pro setup media to complete an in-place upgrade while retaining files and applications.
Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro using a product key in Activation settings performs a license conversion in place. Once the workstation is running Windows 10 Pro, the Windows 11 setup wizard recognizes the qualifying edition and permits an in-place upgrade to Windows 11 Pro while keeping all user files, applications, and settings.
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Windows Operating System Upgrade Paths and Edition Escalation