Windows Anytime Upgrade 350+ PC's from Prof to Enterprise over 5 International Offices
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Friday, November 16, 2012 11:44 AM
Hi Guys,
So our company has just upped its Domain Level to 2008 and we want to make use of Branch Cache, but 90% of the PC's are using Windows 7 Professional, re-imaging is out of the question due to time constraints etc
So we currently make use of WSUS, SMS and our licences/activation's are automated through a KMS server and MS licencing agreement. PC images are built manually, then sysprep'd and images taken using Symantec Ghost 11.
We have around 350+ Windows 7 PC's that will need to be upgraded from W7 Professional to W7 Enterprise, with a mix of x86 & x64.
Does anyone know of a way to script and automate a Windows Anytime Upgrade in this scenario, i understand traditionally you need an upgrade key, however we already have the required licences through our Volume Licensing Agreement and KMS so not sure how this will work, as we clearly dont need to purchase any new keys...
Is Windows Anytime upgrade the best route or can we upgrade via the KMS server?
Many thanks for your help
Rob
- Edited by Mutl3y_UK Friday, November 16, 2012 11:57 AM
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:58 AMModerator
Hi,
As far as I know, it is unable to use Windows Anytime Upgrade to upgrade from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 7 Enterprise. You need to perform a clean install to build a system. Thank you for your understanding.
Here are some threads for your reference:
Upgrading Windows 7 Pro vs Enterprise
Windows 7 Professional to Enterprise Upgrade
can i upgrade from windows 7 Professional to windows 7 Enterprise
Hope this helps.
Vincent Wang
TechNet Community Support
- Edited by Vincent Wang-MCSCMicrosoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:59 AM
- Marked As Answer by Leo HuangMicrosoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Monday, December 03, 2012 8:49 AM
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:31 PM
Hi Vincent,
Appreciate the advice, however i found you can upgrade from W7 Pro to W7 Ultimate... which is the same thing, I believe Ultimate is the same as Enterprise in terms of features but the retail version, So... my question still stands with regards to a mass upgrade option using the anytime upgrade feature, but additionally, can i then apply a KMS licence key?
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Friday, November 23, 2012 8:20 AMModerator
Hi,
You can check the following article:
Upgrade to another edition of Windows 7by using Windows Anytime Upgrade
Regards,
Vincent Wang
TechNet Community Support- Marked As Answer by Leo HuangMicrosoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Monday, December 03, 2012 8:49 AM


