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With Windows 10, you can quickly upgrade from one edition of Windows 10 to another, provided the upgrade path is supported. For information on what edition of Windows 10 is right for you, see [Compare Windows 10 Editions](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=690882). For a comprehensive list of all possible upgrade paths to Windows 10, see [Windows 10 upgrade paths](windows-10-upgrade-paths.md).
The following table shows the methods and paths available to change the edition of Windows 10 that is running on your computer.
The following table shows the methods and paths available to change the edition of Windows 10 that is running on your computer. **Note**: The reboot requirement for upgrading from Pro to Enterprise was removed in version 1607.
X = unsupported <BR>
✔ (green) = supported; reboot required<BR>
✔ (blue) = supported; no reboot required.
|Method |Home > Pro |Home > Education |Pro > Education |Pro > Enterprise |Ent > Education |Mobile > Mobile Enterprise |
|-------|-----------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------|
| Using mobile device management (MDM) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |
| Using a provisioning package |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |
| Using a command-line tool |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |
| Entering a product key manually |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |
| Using mobile device management (MDM) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_blu.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_blu.png) |
| Using a provisioning package |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_blu.png) |
| Using a command-line tool |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_blu.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |
| Entering a product key manually |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![supported](images/check_blu.png) |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |
| Purchasing a license from the Windows Store |![supported](images/check_grn.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |![unsupported](images/x_blk.png) |
**Note**<br>Each desktop edition in the table also has an N and KN edition. These editions have had media-related functionality removed. Devices with N or KN editions installed can be upgraded to corresponding N or KN editions using the same methods.
>**Note**: Each desktop edition in the table also has an N and KN edition. These editions have had media-related functionality removed. Devices with N or KN editions installed can be upgraded to corresponding N or KN editions using the same methods.
## Upgrade using mobile device management (MDM)
- To upgrade desktop editions of Windows 10 using MDM, you'll need to enter the product key for the upgraded edition in the **UpgradeEditionWithProductKey** policy setting of the **WindowsLicensing** CSP. For more info, see [WindowsLicensing CSP](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=690907).