
Now, you can run the Media Creation Tool and you’ll be able to do a new install of your desired Windows 10 version. Now, you have to navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion and make the same changes you made above by repeating the steps to ensure values here are the same.
Change ProductName to Windows 10 Home Edition. Send us the result of what it says on the description or product key channel from the pop-up window. In the command prompt type or copy-paste the command below. Change the CompositionEditionId to Core Right-click the command prompt then select run as administrator. Navigate to the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion. Open up regedit, go to the start menu and type regedit and hit enter. This is where the settings for Windows live and messing them up can result in unintended issues. Obligatory disclaimer: Follow these steps closely and back up your registry. The following steps worked on my machine and should work on yours as well. Hi sotaur The only real way to downgrade form the Pro to the Home edition of WIndows 10 is to backup your data, clean install Windows 10 Home, restore your data and then re-install all your 3rd party applications. In my situation, attempting to run the Media Creation Tool resulted in some error about not being able to upgrade (even though I was trying to do a fresh install). Regards, 17 people found this reply helpful.
When done, boot from the USB and install Windows. Insert a blank 4 to 8 GB USB and select it. Using the tool, select the option that says Create an installation medium for another PC. If you want to downgrade from within Windows using the Media Creation Tool and not have to create a USB key, this is what you will have to do. To downgrade, a clean install is the only option. Long story short, I needed to downgrade from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Home and as I discovered, it’s a bit of a tricky situation that requires editing the registry.