diff --git a/education/windows/change-home-to-edu.md b/education/windows/change-home-to-edu.md index 042df87a74..46b42c1194 100644 --- a/education/windows/change-home-to-edu.md +++ b/education/windows/change-home-to-edu.md @@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ Customers with qualifying subscriptions can upgrade student-owned and institutio > [!NOTE] > To be qualified for this process, customers must have a Windows Education subscription that includes the student use benefit and must have access to the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) or the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. -IT admins can upgrade student devices using a multiple activation key (MAK) manually or through Mobile Device Management (MDM). Alternatively, IT admins can set up a portal through [Kivuto OnTheHub](http://onthehub.com) where students can request a *Windows Pro Education* product key. The following table provides the recommended method depending on the scenario. +IT admins can upgrade student devices using a multiple activation key (MAK) manually or through Mobile Device Management (MDM). The following table provides the recommended method depending on the scenario. | Method | Product key source | Device ownership | Best for | |-|-|-|-| | MDM | VLSC | Personal (student-owned) | IT admin initiated via MDM | -| Kivuto | Kivuto | Personal (student-owned) | Initiated on device by student, parent, or guardian | | Provisioning package | VLSC | Personal (student-owned) or Corporate (institution-owned) | IT admin initiated at first boot | These methods apply to devices with *Windows Home* installed; institution-owned devices can be upgraded from *Windows Professional* or *Windows Pro Edu* to *Windows Education* or *Windows Enterprise* using [Windows 10/11 Subscription Activation](/windows/deployment/windows-10-subscription-activation). @@ -80,13 +79,6 @@ For a full list of methods to perform a Windows edition upgrade and more details After upgrading from *Windows Home* to *Windows Education* there are some considerations for what happens during downgrade, reset or reinstall of the operating system. -The following table highlights the differences by upgrade product key type: - -| Product Key Type | Downgrade (in-place) | Reset | Student reinstall | -|-|-|-|-| -| VLSC | No | Yes | No | -| Kivuto OnTheHub | No | Yes | Yes | - ### Downgrade It isn't possible to downgrade to *Windows Home* from *Windows Education* without reinstalling Windows. @@ -99,8 +91,6 @@ If the computer is reset, Windows Education is retained. The Education upgrade doesn't apply to reinstalling Windows. Use the original Windows edition when reinstalling Windows. The original product key or [firmware-embedded product key](#what-is-a-firmware-embedded-activation-key) is used to activate Windows. -If students require a *Windows Pro Education* key that can work on a new install of Windows, they should use [Kivuto OnTheHub](http://onthehub.com) to request a key before graduation. - For details on product keys and reinstalling Windows, see [Find your Windows product key](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/find-your-windows-product-key-aaa2bf69-7b2b-9f13-f581-a806abf0a886). ### Resale