We are currently up to almost machines with Enterprise installed. I was asked to find to downgrade those machines back to 7 Pro for budget reasons. We have volume licensing for both, and Windows activation is handled through Group Policy.
I have googled for the past couple days. Most have said it isn't possible, or gave me a sketchy 3rd party tool. I can get it to work by editing some registry keys and running an upgrade with a Pro disk.. Either this or do a fresh install of the OS.
I tested the upgrade process and it works fine Doing this on machines doesn't sound fun. I believe that the Windows license is for that version of the software Enterprise only. I am not sure how doing this would save any money as the licensing is the same if you are using volume licensing. Is the labor required to downgrade machines cheaper than keeping the EE licensing for the current version? Maybe just change the editions the next time you renew your VL contract with Microsoft?
CDW is a great resource for microsoft licensing. If you don't have a rep, get one. Have them setup a call or email with their in-house MS licensing specialists, and if they can't do it, they'll get MS on the phone for you. Brand Representative for Microsoft. Yes, Windows 7 Enterprise has downgrade rights to Windows 7 Pro. You are licensed for downgrade version of Windows Enterprise - including Windows 7 Pro. Windows downgrade rights VL brief can be found here with more info.
LMK if you need help here. I don't think there is an easy way either. But if you already messing with things, you might as well fresh install. You might want to ask them the reason they want to do this - maybe they misunderstand what they are asking you to do?
Is it just that they don't want to continue paying SA on Enterprise? You will have to do a fresh install. So the reverse will also be true. Guessing you want to use the Pro OEM licenses that came with the machine instead of your volume license?
If you're downgrading to save costs, that is not where you're going to save costs. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions.
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We were able to check the link you've provided where you got the information that you can upgrade Windows 7 Enterprise to Windows 10 for free. The article only states that if you are using Window 7 Enterpris e you can upgrade the device to Windows 10 Enterprise or Education. As per checking in Andre Da Costa 's post , Windows 7 is not eligible for the free upgrade.
That could be the reason why you are not getting Enterprise as an option upon upgrading your device. If you need additional help, feel free to get back to us. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback.
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