

Once you have verified that you have Windows 10 Home, you can proceed. To begin, press + to take a look the System window, shown in Figure A, and verify that your system is indeed running Windows 10 Home. SEE: Windows 10 Anniversary Update to land on August 2nd Check your edition I decided to write an article about the process so that other Windows 10 Home users will know what to expect if they decide to perform this type of upgrade. However, since I got Windows 10 Home for free, I figured I could justify the expense. This type of upgrade isn’t free: It costs $99.99. To rectify this situation, I decided to upgrade my Windows 10 Home system to the Pro edition via the Windows Store. In other words, I can use Windows 10 Home to connect to a Windows 10 Pro system, but I can’t use Windows 10 Pro to connect to a Windows 10 Home system. More specifically, the Home version can work only as a Remote Desktop client while the Pro version can function as both a client and a host. The Home version of Remote Desktop offers only a one-way connection option.


Of course, the upgrade gave me Windows 10 Home. I had a Windows 7 system running the Home edition that I upgraded to Windows 10 a while back. If you're using Windows 10 Home but missing some of the features found in the Pro edition, it might be time to upgrade.

On July 1, 2016, 2:21 PM PDT How to upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro using the Update & Security tool
