Ken Blake wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:23:23 -0500, "Andy" wrote:

Hi i have a lap top that has windows 8.1 home edition on it and i would like
to upgrade it to windows 8.1 professional edition .
Does any one know of a site or online store that sells that edition?
Thanks


See Winston's reply, but before you buy it, let me ask why you want to
do this. Most home users don't need Professional and buying it might
be a waste of money for you.


I think Pro is a prerequisite for Media Center on 8.

http://www.howtogeek.com/132462/5-al...-on-windows-8/

"To get it, you can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro
and purchase the Media Center Pack."

If you don't have a TV Tuner to make recordings with,
the only thing of value in the Media Center Pack is two
CODEC files for playing commercial DVDs.

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The memory license for Windows 8 is as follows:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ts_wind ows_8

Version Limit on X86 Limit on X64
Windows 8 Enterprise 4 GB 512 GB
Windows 8 Professional 4 GB 512 GB
Windows 8 4 GB 128 GB

So on Win8, you typically don't need it for memory.
Whereas Pro on Win7 really did come in handy, as
Pro allowed a license for more than 16GB.

Windows 7 Professional 4 GB 192 GB
Windows 7 Home Premium 4 GB 16 GB

Paul