Jan 12, 2022 · This should allow you to choose Pro. The ei.cfg file should’ve worked: Create a “ei.cfg” file containing the following text: [EditionID] Professional [Channel] Retail Save the ei.cfg file to the \Sources folder on your Windows 11 installation media (USB flash drive). If your Pro key is OEM then change [Channel] from retail to OEM.

Aug 8, 2020 · I purchased Windows 10 Pro directly from Microsoft. I downloaded and ran the Media Installation Tool. It did not give me an option to select Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro, it just had the option

I understand that you’re facing issues when using EI.cfg and PID.txt files to install Windows 10. You may want to make sure that the formatting for EI.cfg and PID.txt is correct as per the key that you’re using. You can refer the article Windows Setup Edition Configuration and Product ID Files (EI.cfg and PID.txt) and see if that helps.

Jan 2, 2025 · With this ei.cfg, it is still trying to install a pro edition. The laptop had a Pro Edition before, but In one of the test, I have already format the partition.

Jul 4, 2024 · Starting with 24H2 version of Windows 11, ei.cfg and PID.txt files seem to get ignored and using them is no longer a working solution to choose different Windows editions freely during the installation process.

Aug 19, 2020 · Save the ei.cfg file to the \Sources folder on the Windows 10 installation media. This should now install Windows 10 Pro when you're reinstalling Windows from that installation media.

Dec 4, 2024 · Hello, I can see that you don't have the correct EI.cfg file compiled. On your computer, launch the Notepad app and place the following in the file: [EditionID] Core [Channel] Retail Then choose Save As and choose file type "all ..", then save it as EI.cfg in the file name field. And then place this file in your flash drive under the \Sources folder. ========== Now …

Mar 16, 2024 · Hi, so I know that you can create the "ei.cfg" file to unlock the version selector. But online many people create the ei.cfg file like this: "[EditionID] Professional [Channel] Retail" And others

Aug 20, 2023 · Ensure ei.cfg exists in the Sources folder of your installation disk. Note: Alternatively, you can use the EditionID registry hack to downgrade to Windows 10 Home using a repair installation.

Aug 7, 2019 · [EditionID] Enterprise [Channel] Retail Now save the file with the name "ei.cfg" (use the double-quotes "" while saving the file otherwise Notepad will create a text file with the name ei.cfg.txt). STEP 3: Now copy the "ei.cfg" file and paste it into Sources folder of Windows 10 setup folder which you got after extracting ISO file using 7-Zip ...