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How to Upgrade Windows 10 Edition using Intune?

 Using Intune, you can perform the edition upgrade of Windows 10 devices. In this post, I will show you the steps to upgrade to Windows 10 edition using Intune or MEM.

With Intune as your mobile device management solution, you don’t need to worry about upgrading the editions of your Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices as it can be done effortlessly.

For example, you want to upgrade computers running Windows 10 Professional to Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 11 editions. Or, you want the device to switch out of S mode. Intune makes it easier to switch the editions of Windows 10 devices.

We will use the Intune configuration profiles to create and customize the Windows 10 edition upgrade settings. Deploying these settings to existing Windows 10 devices will ensure the edition upgrade happens smoothly.

After you perform the edition upgrade of Windows 10 devices, if you remove the policy assignment later, the version of Windows on the device isn’t reverted.

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What are Edition Upgrade and Mode Switch?

Intune provides a template called “Edition Upgrade and Mode switch” that contains settings to upgrade Windows 10 editions. Windows 11 is also supported for edition upgrades via Intune. In addition, if you are running Windows 10 S Mode, you can use Intune to switch out of S mode.

The edition upgrade is a method using which you can change the current Windows 10 edition to a different supported edition. For example, you may be running Windows 10 Pro on a computer, and you want to upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise. With the help of Edition upgrade, you can easily upgrade the Windows 10 edition to the supported edition.

When you deploy the Edition upgrade and mode switch profile to Windows 10 computers, the edition upgrade doesn’t require any device restart.

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Upgrade Windows 10 Editions using ConfigMgr?

If you are using Configuration Manager, you can perform the Windows 10 edition upgrade. Not everyone uses Intune and for the devices that are on-premises and managed by ConfigMgr, you can still perform an edition upgrade.

For detailed steps on upgrading Windows 10 editions using SCCM, refer to my guide on Windows 10 Edition Upgrade Using SCCM.

  • You must have a valid product key for the new version of Windows. The product key can be either multiple activation keys (MAK) or a generic volume licensing key (GVLK).
  • The account must be part of the Configuration Manager Full Administrator security role.
  • The devices must run the Configuration Manager client software.

Prerequisites for Windows 10 Edition Upgrade in Intune

Before you upgrade to Windows 10 edition using Intune, be sure you have the following prerequisites in Intune.


  • A valid product key for Windows 10 editions. For example, if you are planning to upgrade from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Enterprise, you should have Windows 10 Enterprise key with you.
  • You can use either Multiple Activation Keys (MAK) or Key Management Server (KMS) keys.
  • For Windows 10 Holographic editions, use a Microsoft license file.
  • The Windows 10 devices you assign the policy must be enrolled in Microsoft Intune. Refer to my guide on enrolling Windows 10 devices in Intune.

Supported Upgrade Paths for Windows 10 Editions


Before you upgrade Windows 10 edition using Intune, you should be aware of the supported Windows 10 upgrade paths for edition switch.

Microsoft lists all the possible supported upgrade paths for Windows 10. You can refer to the Microsoft documentation for complete information. I will be listing the upgrade paths for Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise editions.

Steps to Upgrade Windows 10 Edition using Intune


We will now create a new configuration profile in Intune to upgrade Windows 10 Pro to Enterprise.

  • Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.
  • Select Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile.
  • On Create a profile window, select the following settings in order.
  1. Platform – Windows 10 and later
  2. Profile Type – Templates
  3. Template name – Edition upgrade and mode switch
On the Edition upgrade and mode switch profile for Windows 10, specify the name of the profile as Upgrade Windows 10 Pro to Enterprise. You may add a brief description and click Next.

Select Edition to upgrade to – Windows 10/11 Enterprise. This setting will ensure the upgrade of Windows 10 Professional to Windows 10 Enterprise. Specify the Windows 10 Enterprise edition product key. At this point, we will not configure Mode Switch (Windows insider only). Click Next.


In the Assignments section, you can add your devices. I recommend adding test groups to see if the policy successfully upgrades the Windows 10 editions. You can add more groups once you find it working. Click Next.

In the Applicability Rules section, you can specify how to apply this configuration profile within an assigned group. Intune will check and only apply the profile to devices that meet the criteria of these rules.

These rules are really useful when you want to ensure the profile applies to the correct set of devices. For example, we are looking to upgrade Windows 10 devices running Pro edition to Enterprise edition via Intune. It makes sense that we apply the rule only to Windows 10 Pro devices and not any other.

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