Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 Upgrade Guide

Acquiring license for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 upgrade

This section details information about available upgrade solutions and their specific licensing requirements.

Purchase upgrade license

The following information details the licensing requirements for upgrading devices from Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024:

Devices that are ordered with the Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 operating system require the purchase of an upgrade solution containing the PKEA license from the Windows IoT Enterprise webpage.
Devices such as the OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client, ordered with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 and upgradable to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 come with an embedded Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 license. An additional license is not required.

Upgrade solutions for acquiring PKEA license

Dell offers a range of enterprise upgrade solutions that are tailored to your device and processor type. You can access these solutions on the Windows IoT Enterprise webpage. The available enterprise upgrade solutions are as follows:

Table 1. Enterprise upgrade solutions for acquiring PKEA licenseThis table lists the upgrade solutions and information related to compatibility.
Upgrade solution	Compatibility
Upgrade solution	Device type	Processor type
Entry upgrade solution	OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client	Intel Celeron or Pentium
	OptiPlex All-in-One 7410	Intel Celeron or Pentium
	Latitude 3440	Intel Celeron or Pentium
Value upgrade solution	OptiPlex Micro 7010 and 7020	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 or Intel Core Ultra 5
	Latitude 3440	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 or Intel Core Ultra 5
	Latitude 5440	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 or Intel Core Ultra 5
	Latitude 5450	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 or Intel Core Ultra 5
	Optiplex All-in-One 7410	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 or Intel Core Ultra 5
	Optiplex All-in-One 7420	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 or Intel Core Ultra 5
High End upgrade solution	Dell OptiPlex Micro 7020	Intel Core i7 processor

Entry upgrade solution—See Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 Entry upgrade solution.
Value upgrade solution—See Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 Value upgrade solution.
High End upgrade solution—See Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 High End upgrade solution.

You can access the upgrade solution directly through these links or go to Dell | Support and enter the name of the upgrade solution in the search bar.