Change windows pro N to pro version
You can use the dism
tool to query the ISO for version indices and then install the one you want. I have done this in the past directly to a newly partitioned secondary HDD (the drive then gets deployed to a new machine) via a mounted ISO, but it can also be done during a normal clean install (I think shift+f10).
There are a number of steps, but the essential commands:
diskpart
to list vol
(make a note of the proper disk) exit
dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:D:\Sources\install.wim
(replace D:
with proper letter for the ISO location. .wim
may need to be .esd
)
This enumerates the possible indices of verisons. Note the one you have the proper key for.
dism /Apply-Image /ImageFile:D:\Sources\install.wim /index:1 /ApplyDir:G:\
(again, check the D:
and G:
locations to ensure they are the correct ISO and destination partitions and update the index identifier)
G:\Windows\System32\bcdboot G:\Windows
to make the partition bootable.
I would strongly suggest you use these commands as a stepping stone for doing a google search for a tutorial such as: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/84331-apply-windows-image-using-dism-instead-clean-install.html