How do I upgrade my OEM version of Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro using a license I own that is linked to my Microsoft account?

[MattOfSmith]

So basically like the title says, I am trying to figure out how to put my copy of Windows 11 Pro that I own from my old PC, on my brand new PC that has an OEM version of Windows 11 Home on it. I tried reaching out to MS support directly, but all they did was ask me for my license key several times, which I don't have as it's linked to my account. I saw some tutorials mentioning a generic key, however that didn't work for me as my base Windows version was 7, and I upgraded from 7 to 10, and from 10 to 11, and apparently the generic key won't work if 7 was your base. Please help! Thanks.

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