If you are on Windows 11 Enterprise and want to downgrade to Pro edition, this guide is for you. Windows 11 Enterprise edition is specifically designed for business purpose and its features are aimed at business customers. If you were earlier using Enterprise edition because of your company profile, but now you want the device for your personal usage, you can downgrade to Pro edition. In this article, you’ll read steps to downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition.

Downgrading to Windows 11 Pro edition is quite simpler, if you’ve already upgraded the same machine from Pro to Enterprise edition earlier. You’ve to use Windows 11 Pro edition generic product key and after this, your system will be activated automatically. In case if you’ve not upgraded this system earlier, you may need to use your Pro edition genuine product key to activate, after downgrade.

You can follow steps mentioned below.

How to downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition

Manual steps

1. Press Windows Key + I keys to open Settings app.

2. In Settings app, go to System > Activation.

3. Under Activation, click on the Change button next to Change product key.

Downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition

4. Now type in the Pro edition generic product key as follows and click Next:

VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
Information Note: Generic product key is only for edition change.

Downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition

5. Then click Activate button under Activate Windows.

Downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition

6. In few moments, you’ll find that your edition is changed to Windows 11 Pro and Windows is activated as well because you upgraded the same system to Enterprise edition earlier.

Downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition

7. To completely change your system to Pro edition, restart now.

Downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition

8. After restart, Windows 11 Pro will reflect everywhere, typically on Desktop watermark, and About Windows. This means the downgrade process is completed successfully.

Downgrade Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition

So in this way, you can downgrade from Windows 11 Enterprise to Pro edition.

Video guide

You can also check out following video to see above process with a live illustration:

That’s it!

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