diff --git a/.openpublishing.redirection.json b/.openpublishing.redirection.json index c515cac4a0..85b9e8d303 100644 --- a/.openpublishing.redirection.json +++ b/.openpublishing.redirection.json @@ -13696,8 +13696,8 @@ "redirect_document_id": true }, { -"source_path": "windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-downgrade-paths.md", -"redirect_url": "/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-downgrades", +"source_path": "windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-downgrades.md", +"redirect_url": "/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades", "redirect_document_id": true }, { diff --git a/devices/hololens/hololens-upgrade-enterprise.md b/devices/hololens/hololens-upgrade-enterprise.md index b855080450..f7da9a892b 100644 --- a/devices/hololens/hololens-upgrade-enterprise.md +++ b/devices/hololens/hololens-upgrade-enterprise.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: jdeckerms ms.author: jdecker ms.topic: article ms.localizationpriority: medium -ms.date: 04/30/2018 +ms.date: 07/09/2018 --- # Unlock Windows Holographic for Business features @@ -81,11 +81,10 @@ Provisioning packages are files created by the Windows Configuration Designer to ### Apply the provisioning package to HoloLens -1. Connect the device via USB to a PC and start the device, but do not continue past the **fit** page of the initial setup experience (the first page with the blue box). +1. Connect the device via USB to a PC and start the device, but do not continue past the **fit** page of the initial setup experience (the first page with the blue box). HoloLens will show up as a device in File Explorer on the PC. -2. Briefly press and release the **Volume Down** and **Power** buttons simultaneously. - -3. HoloLens will show up as a device in File Explorer on the PC. + >[!NOTE] + >If the HoloLens device is running Windows 10, version 1607 or earlier, briefly press and release the **Volume Down** and **Power** buttons simultaneously to open File Explorer. 4. In File Explorer, drag and drop the provisioning package (.ppkg) onto the device storage. @@ -95,8 +94,7 @@ Provisioning packages are files created by the Windows Configuration Designer to 7. You will see whether the package was applied successfully or not. If it failed, you can fix your package and try again. If it succeeded, proceed with device setup. ->[!NOTE] ->If the device was purchased before August 2016, you will need to sign into the device with a Microsoft account, get the latest OS update, and then reset the OS in order to apply the provisioning package. + diff --git a/windows/deployment/TOC.md b/windows/deployment/TOC.md index a22ca17807..fe57158272 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/TOC.md +++ b/windows/deployment/TOC.md @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ ### [Windows 10 in S mode](windows-10-pro-in-s-mode.md) ### [Windows 10 upgrade paths](upgrade/windows-10-upgrade-paths.md) ### [Windows 10 edition upgrade](upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md) -### [Windows 10 edition downgrade](upgrade/windows-10-edition-downgrades.md) ### [Windows 10 volume license media](windows-10-media.md) ### [Windows 10 deployment test lab](windows-10-poc.md) diff --git a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-downgrades.md b/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-downgrades.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6e86af6b87..0000000000 --- a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-downgrades.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,145 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Windows 10 edition downgrade (Windows 10) -description: You can downgrade Windows 10 if the downgrade path is supported. -ms.prod: w10 -ms.mktglfcycl: deploy -ms.sitesec: library -ms.localizationpriority: high -ms.pagetype: mobile -author: greg-lindsay -ms.date: 06/30/2018 ---- - -# Windows 10 edition downgrade -**Applies to** - -- Windows 10 - -This topic provides a summary of supported Windows 10 in-place edition downgrade paths. A valid product key for the destination edition is required to perform the downgrade. You might need to downgrade the edition of Windows 10, for example, if an Enterprise license is expired. - -To perform a downgrade, you can use the same methods as when performing an [edition upgrade](windows-10-edition-upgrades.md). If the downgrade path is supported, then your apps and settings can be migrated from the current edition to the downgraded edition. If a path is not supported, then a clean install is required. - -Downgrading from any edition of Windows 10 to Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 by entering a different product key is not supported. The only downgrade method available for this path is through the rollback of a previous upgrade. You also cannot downgrade from a later version to an earlier version of the same edition (Ex: Windows 10 Pro 1709 to 1703) unless the rollback process is used. This topic does not discuss version downgrades. - -### Scenario example - -Downgrading from Enterprise -- Original edition: **Professional OEM** -- Upgrade edition: **Enterprise** -- Valid downgrade paths: **Pro, Pro for Workstations, Pro Education, Education** - -You can move directly from Enterprise to any valid destination edition. In this example, downgrading to Pro for Workstations, Pro Education, or Education requires an additional activation key to supercede the firmware-embedded Pro key. In all cases, you must comply with [Microsoft License Terms](https://www.microsoft.com/useterms). If you are a volume license customer, refer to the [Microsoft Volume Licensing Reference Guide](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11091). - -### Supported Windows 10 downgrade paths - ->[!NOTE] ->Edition changes that are considered upgrades (Ex: Pro to Enterprise, Pro to Pro for Workstations) are not shown here. ->For more information see [Windows 10 edition upgrade](windows-10-edition-upgrades.md).
- -✔ = Supported downgrade path
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- ->**Windows 10 LTSC/LTSB**: Due to [naming changes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-overview#naming-changes), product versions that display Windows 10 LTSB will be replaced with Windows 10 LTSC in subsequent feature updates. The term LTSC is used here to refer to all long term servicing versions. - ->**Windows N/KN**: Windows "N" and "KN" SKUs follow the same rules shown above. - -Some slightly more complex scenarios are not represented by the table above. For example, you can perform an upgrade from Pro to Pro for Workstation on a computer with an embedded Pro key using a Pro for Workstation license key, and then later downgrade this computer back to Pro with the firmware-embedded key. The downgrade is allowed but only because the pre-installed OS is Pro. - -## Related Topics - -[Windows 10 deployment scenarios](../windows-10-deployment-scenarios.md)
-[Windows upgrade and migration considerations](windows-upgrade-and-migration-considerations.md)
-[Windows 10 edition upgrade](windows-10-edition-upgrades.md)
-[Windows 10 upgrade paths](windows-10-upgrade-paths.md) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md b/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md index bfc4a64f74..f0f9e52ba2 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md +++ b/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-10-edition-upgrades.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.sitesec: library ms.pagetype: mobile author: greg-lindsay -ms.date: 06/28/2018 +ms.date: 07/06/2018 --- # Windows 10 edition upgrade @@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ ms.date: 06/28/2018 - Windows 10 - Windows 10 Mobile -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](https://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). +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](https://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). Downgrading the edition of Windows is discussed in the [License expiration](#license-expiration) section on this page. -Edition changes that are considered downgrades are not shown here. For more information, see [Windows 10 edition downgrade](windows-10-edition-downgrades.md). +For a list of operating systems that qualify for the Windows 10 Pro Upgrade or Windows 10 Enterprise Upgrade through Microsoft Volume Licensing, see [Windows 10 Qualifying Operating Systems](http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/d/1/2d14fe17-66c2-4d4c-af73-e122930b60f6/Windows10-QOS.pdf). 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. ![not supported](../images/x_blk.png) (X) = not supported
![supported, reboot required](../images/check_grn.png) (green checkmark) = supported, reboot required
-![supported, no reboot](../images/check_blu.png) (blue checkmark) = supported, no reboot required +![supported, no reboot](../images/check_blu.png) (blue checkmark) = supported, no reboot required