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Now that the big November Update has been released and Microsoft is letting users activate their Windows
10 installation using Windows 7/8.1 key, a signi៛�cant percent of Windows 10 users downloading fresh ISOs
(which now includes November Updates) and performing clean install of Windows 10 from ISO or USB.

To help users easily download ISO images of Windows 10, an of៛�cial tool called Media Creation Tool is
available ever since the release of Windows 10, and the ISO that you download using Media Creation Tool
now includes November Update.

While the procedure to download Windows 10 ISO using the Media Creation tool is pretty much the same,
many users who have used the Media Creation Tool over the past few days have been reporting that there is
no option to download the Windows 10 Pro edition.

That is, the screen where you are asked to select the edition of Windows 10 that you want to download
doesn’t list the Windows 10 Pro edition. The list shows only Windows 10 and Windows 10 N editions, and
there is no mention of Windows 10 Pro.

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Well, the fact is that the Windows 10 ISO that you download using Media Creation Tool includes both Home
as well as Pro, meaning Microsoft is no longer offering separate ISOs for Home and Pro editions.

When you create a bootable USB of Windows 10 using the ISO and attempt to install Windows 10 from it, the
setup of Windows 10 automatically checks your BIOS/UEFI for embedded product key (if available), and
installs the right version based on its ៛�ndings. And when you are installing Windows 10 on a new PC or on a
PC without the embedded product key, it displays the prompt asking you to select the edition of Windows 10
that you would like to install.

In simple words, for instance, if you had previously activated Windows 10 Home edition on the PC, when you
run the setup of Windows 10, it automatically installs the Home edition without allowing you to select the
edition.

If you want see the edition selection screen while installing Windows 10 on a PC which includes the product
key in the BIOS, you need to edit the ISO ៛�le to include ei.cfg ៛�le or add ei.cfg ៛�le the bootable USB.

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Follow the directions in Method 1 to add ei.cfg ៛�le to the bootable USB and follow Method 2 to include ei.cfg
៛�le in the bootable ISO of Windows 10.

Method 1

Add ei.cfg to bootable USB to see the edition selection screen

Step 1: Create the bootable USB of Windows 10 either using Rufus, Media Creation Tool, or any other
software. To create the same using Command Prompt, please refer to our how to install Windows 10 from
USB guide.

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Step 2: Once the bootable USB of Windows 10 is ready, open This PC, double-click on the USB drive icon to
open up the same.

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Step 3: Open up Sources folder, download ei.cfg ZIP ៛�le by clicking here, extract the ZIP ៛�le to get ei.cfg ៛�le,
and place it in the Sources folder.

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NOTE: You can open the downloaded ei.cfg ៛�le with Notepad to see what it includes. Following the is picture
of the same.

That’s all. You can now boot from the USB drive to see the edition selection screen as shown below.

Method 2

Add ei.cfg 髪le to bootable Windows 10 ISO

If you plan to reinstall or perform a clean install of Windows 10 from an ISO image ៛�le instead of bootable
USB/DVD, you can do so by following step-by-step instructions given below.

Step 1: We need to extract the contents of the ISO ៛�le to the newly created Install Files using 7-Zip (free),
WinRAR or any other tool. We are using the free 7-Zip in this guide.

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Step 2: Navigate to the folder containing Windows 10 ISO image, right-click on it, click 7-Zip, click Extract
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៛�les, select a location with at least 5 GB of disk space. When you extract the ៛�le, 7-Zip will create a new
folder and will name it after your ISO ៛�le name.

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7-Zip might take a couple minutes to complete the extraction job. Once done, proceed to the next step.

Step 3: Download ei.cfg ZIP ៛�le by clicking here, extract the ZIP ៛�le to get ei.cfg ៛�le, open up the Windows 10
folder containing extracted ISO ៛�le contents, open up the Sources folder, and then place the ei.cfg ៛�le under
Sources folder as shown in the picture below.

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Step 4: Next, to create a bootable ISO image of Windows 10 containing this newly added ei.cfg ៛�le, please
follow the instructions in our how to create bootable 10 ISO of Windows from ៛�les/folders guide for step-
by-step instructions.

NOTE: Some paid software like UltraISO and MagicISO allow you edit the bootable ISO without having to
extract it. If you feel that this method is tiresome, simply download the ei.cfg ៛�le from the link mentioned
above and place it in the Sources folder of the ISO ៛�le using one of these paid software. Our how to add ៛�les
to bootable Windows ISO image guide might also you.

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Comments

Thierry says
September 13, 2017 at 10:28 pm

Very good guide. worked perfectly

ned dalari says

August 31, 2017 at 8:40 am

Worked Like a Charm. Thanks for you efforts.

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August 22, 2017 at 11:29 pm

Thank you so much.. I struggled for whole day for getting option pro.. Finally with your tip, i was
able to solve the issue.. thank u..

Guillermo says
May 6, 2017 at 10:52 pm

This just worked for me. A simple ៛�x to a very frustrating issue.
Thank you very much indeed.

mkcar says
February 21, 2017 at 7:03 pm

Windows 10 Download automatically recognises what edition you need when installing it on your
computer. Seeing as if you already upgraded or installed windows 10 previously. There is no need
for the ei.cfg ៛�le.

Windows 10 is activated digitally and assigns to the computer and edition you quali៛�ed for or
purchased.

Jahn says
February 3, 2017 at 3:34 am

This worked for me. Ran factory install on brand new HP Envy. Discovered it had Win 10 Home
which was activated. So ran Media Creation Tool to make a bootable USB stick. Ran that and still
Win 10 Home was installed. Found this webpage, added the sources\ei.cfg to the USB stick. Re-ran
the install and was prompted to select a version. Selected Win 10 Pro. After install, Win 10 Pro was
installed but not activated. Entered our customer’s volume license key and activated. Now I can add
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it to the domain, unlike that pesky Win 10 Home version. We mostly purchase new computers with
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10 Pro. Glad to have this workaround when a customer buys a Win 10 Home computer and
needs to add it to their company domain.
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Barry says
November 16, 2016 at 4:35 am

Just excellent. Has worked a treat and saved me a bucket of time. Thanks gang.

Todd says
September 9, 2016 at 1:35 am

Is this supposed to then make tis into a 32bit and 64 bit installer. For me it didn’t seem to change
my USB at all as I was still offered Windows 10 Pro, Home, Home Single Language, and Windows 10
Education (all 64bit). This are the same options I was offered before I added the ei.cfg. Like the
other comment I to was using the latest Windows 10 installer from Microsoft (July 2016)

Alan says
June 23, 2016 at 1:54 pm

This didn’t work for me with latest build as of June 2016 of windows 10.
I added the ei.cfg to the sources folder but I’m never prompted for the HOME or PRO question

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