[EDU] Free upgrade path to Windows 11 Pro Education for K-12

🚨 The Signal: K-12 education tenants can upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro Education for free. This enables enterprise-grade security and management, significantly improving device control and compliance posture for eligible school environments.

The Impact

K-12 IT admins are affected, gaining significant security posture improvements through enhanced device management and policy enforcement.

• K-12 IT Admins: Gain enterprise-grade security controls.
• K-12 IT Admins: Can enforce organizational policies more effectively.
• K-12 Devices: Will receive enhanced security and compliance features.

The Action

1. Verify school domain is classified as Academic.
2. Ensure organization segment is K-12 only.
3. Sign in with a school IT administrator account linked to a valid K-12 Education tenant and Academic Entra ID domain.
4. Run the provided upgrade script on eligible devices.
5. Restart the device to complete the upgrade.

Domain: Intune · Impact: high · Workload: Other · Essential Eight: Patch Operating Systems, Restrict Administrative Privileges · ISM: ISM-0445, ISM-1175, ISM-1380, ISM-1407, ISM-1501, ISM-1507, ISM-1508, ISM-1509, ISM-1621, ISM-1622, ISM-1623, ISM-1647, ISM-1648, ISM-1650, ISM-1654, ISM-1655, ISM-1686, ISM-1688, ISM-1689, ISM-1694, ISM-1695, ISM-1696, ISM-1701, ISM-1702, ISM-1877, ISM-1883, ISM-1889, ISM-1897, ISM-1898, ISM-1902