Resolved Install Win10 Home

Downloaded ISO for WIn10 from Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File) . It states it is for Home or Pro, but it will not ask which I want and installs Pro. I did check the md5sum and it is correct.
I do boot in EFI mode and make the boot-able USB stick by haveing a fat32 first partition, mount the ISO and copy the contents to the usb.

I do have a multi boot system with Win10 home, Win10 Pro and 3 different linuxs. I did change the EFI partition type for the Win10-Pro to that of a linux partition and wrote 0's to its first sector (no way for the Win10 installer to see the win10-pro system and decide that I must want Pro), also tried deleting the EFI Microsoft folder before trying to install, to remove all traces of Pro.

Just how does one install Win10-home ? It does install wIn10 pro just fine.

Did run 2 commands on the usb /install.wim. posting just a snipit of output.
C:\Windows\system32>dism /Get-Wiminfo /Wimfile:d:\sources\install.wim /index:1
Index : 1
Name : Windows 10 Pro
Description : Windows 10 Pro

C:\Windows\system32>dism /Get-Wiminfo /Wimfile:d:\sources\install.wim /index:2
Index : 2
Name : Windows 10 Home
Description : Windows 10 Home

 

How many Licenses do you have? The FREE upgrade time has expired. From the Chart provided in the MS Download Window - Windows will install what you were upgrading from.

 

Computer came with Win8.1 'home' and it does have registered installs of Win10 Home and Pro. At no time does it asks for a product key or option for Home or Pro. I boot up the install program , it will ask if I want to install or repair, I select install- it then ask me to accept the Agreement-- it ask what partition to use- then it installs Pro. (it does ask for name/password ect.) Doing the install I am NOT on-line.

I did upgrade from the pre-installed win8.1 to Win10-home a year ago. For Win10-Pro used a different way . If it installs depending on the key in firmware, it should be installing Home not Pro. (I did download and made the bootable USB with Linux. I made changes to the hdd so the installer could not see that win10-Pro was installed, it would only see my Win10-Home install)

updated: The pre installed version was Win8.1 with bing, upgraded to Win10-Home.

 

If you upgraded from W8.1 a year ago, there won't be any "old" files available to refer to as Windows removes them after a period. If I remember it's 31 day period after install and cumulative Anniversary update will definitely remove them.

 

I guess that I was not total clear on the problem. I am trying to do a clean install of win10 Home. When I boot the usb with Win10 install files , it will auto install win10 Pro , no option for Home and it must detect the embedded key (it does not ask for a key).

I did download Win8.1 core iso, enabled the install to read the embedded key from my ASUS laptop. After it installed , activated win8.1 core then put my win10 iso usb in and ran the setup file, it did upgrade to win10 Home and activate.

So the question is how do I do a clean install of Win10 Home ? If I try, it will install Pro. The embedded key is for Win8.1 core not pro.

 

Your Win 8.1 'core' must be Home Edition. I had no trouble installing W10 Home 64bit as the upgrade from my HP Notebook with W8.1 Home 64bit. I used the MCT to download and burn ISO to DVD and had no problems installing to SSD. The same should apply to USB install. As I understand it, the MCT ISO detects whether your 'core' is Home or Pro then installs the same OS. I cannot explain why you have the problem.

 

Thanks all. Arie-- I used "OEM" and now it asks if I want Home or Pro. They both will install and activate.