Windows 8.1 Pro Upgrade (from Windows 8 Enterprise) On Truecrypt Disk
Oct 19, 2013
I have legal retail keys for W8 Pro and W8 WMC, however now I use W8 Enterprise (KMS, because Win2Go).
I have downloaded two v8-1 Upgrade Assistants (1st asks for key, 2nd starts compatibility test). When I compare those two EXEs binaries in TCommander 1st MS calls "LATE" version 2nd MS calls "MAIN" version.
Of course on Enterprise there is no Windows Store Upgrade option.
MAIN version:
[URL]
LATE version:
[URL]
However the system drive is Truecrypted, so my question is:
When will I start upgrade via one of those assistants (BTW: which one?) inside W8 Enterprise, will update keep loaded TrueCrypt driver? (So in other words, will I survive system restart?)
Or do these Upgrade Assistants building of installation boot drive only? In that case I had to do temporary decrypt...
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