I am unsure whether this will affect my windows 10 license as a friend of mine told me that upon reformatting i can delete all the partition except for the system reserved as this partition holds the activation key for my os license.
Windows 10 home digital licence.
To upgrade from windows 10 home to windows 10 pro and activate your device you ll need a valid product key or a digital license for windows 10 pro.
Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home.
As a result you won t be able to use the same windows 10 home license on multiple pcs doing so will invalidate the oldest install.
If you make significant hardware changes on your device such as replacing your motherboard windows will no longer find a license that matches your device and you ll need to reactivate windows to get it up and running.
Built in security features include antivirus firewall and internet protections scan your face or fingerprint with windows hello for a fast secure and password free way to unlock your pc.
Licensed for one pc or mac.
The only concern i have is my windows 10 license.
With windows 10 at the heart of your computer you can do it all.
W hen installing windows 10 the digital license associates itself with your device s hardware.
You ll need it to replace your current license key.
Which tends to run about 110 for a windows 10 home license and 150 for a windows 10 pro license.
Upgrade from windows 10 home to pro via a license key digital license.
If using a windows 7 or 8 key works for activation a digital license will be issued to you.
Windows information protection requires either mobile device management or system center configuration manager to manage settings.
If you do have a copy of windows 10 pro or maybe you found a retail copy of the upgrade for less than microsoft charges you ll have a product key alternately called a license key that enables windows 10 pro.
For more info about how to keep your pc updated see windows update.