{"id":38775,"date":"2012-10-29T19:41:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=38775"},"modified":"2012-10-29T19:41:12","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:41:12","slug":"how-to-upgrade-to-windows-8-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-8-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/windows8pro-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"windows8pro\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-38785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/windows8pro-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/windows8pro.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Rich Robinson for Windows Guides<\/p>\n<h3>How to Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro<\/h3>\n<p>You can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, released on October 26th, 2012 in a number of ways. This guide will show you your options and show you how to upgrade based on your choice:<\/p>\n<li><strong>\u2022<\/strong>Upgrade from Windows XP, Vista, or 7 via upgrade Disc<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>\u2022<\/strong>Upgrade from Windows XP, Vista, or 7 via online purchase<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>\u2022<\/strong>Upgrade a Windows 7 PC purchased between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>\u2022<\/strong>Order a PC with Windows 8 Pre-installed<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strong>\u2022<\/strong>Try before you buy<\/li>\n<p>Note: Prices listed are in USD and will vary by locality.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re upgrading from a previous version of Windows, here\u2019s what will carry through the upgrade:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win8table.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"win8table\" width=\"544\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-38780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win8table.jpg 544w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/win8table-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note: If you are running a 32-bit version of Windows XP, Vista, or 7, and wish to upgrade to 64-bit Windows, backup your settings and personal files as these will not be kept during the upgrade.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mintywhite.com\/windows-8\/8news\/upgrade-windows-8-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Article continued here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This excerpt appears with the permission of Windows Guides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/windows8pro-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"windows8pro\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-38785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/windows8pro-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/windows8pro.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, released on October 26th, 2012 in a number of ways. 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