A, the key in the question is "perform a direct in-place upgrade to Windows 11 Enterprise?" so with a Pro machine you need to then do an edition upgrade. This is why the suggested answer is A only the already Enterprise machine can be directly upgraded.
Did my own research on this one:
B. Device3 and Device 4 only
"You can perform an in-place upgrade from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 Enterprise."
Edition upgrades can be done without reinstallation using a valid product key or subscription activation.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-edition-upgrades
✅ In short:
Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) → Windows 11 Enterprise = fully supported direct in-place upgrade, including via ISO or Intune deployment — no need for extra edition steps.
So the comment saying "Pro must upgrade edition first" is not supported by Microsoft documentation.
If you use a Windows 11 Enterprise Subscription on a Windows 10 pro Device with 64bit, it performs an in-place upgrade to Windows 11 Enterprise. Whereas on the Windows 11 Computer, it will just activate as the Enterprise edition. So I think you are right? Microsoft is really confusing with their wording
there is no DIRECT way for a Device 4 to in-place upgrade to Win 11 E: it would have to in-place upgrade to Win 11 Pro first, then activate the Enterprise license
The correct choice is C. Device2, Device3, and Device4 only because these devices meet the requirements for a direct in-place upgrade to Windows 11 Enterprise. To perform an in-place upgrade, the devices must have a compatible version of Windows 10 (such as Pro or Enterprise, version 2004 or later), meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11 (including a TPM 2.0 chip, Secure Boot, at least 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, and a supported 64-bit processor), and already run an edition that allows an upgrade to Enterprise. Device1 does not meet one or more of these requirements, such as lacking the necessary hardware support or running an incompatible Windows version or edition. Devices 2, 3, and 4 satisfy both the hardware and software criteria, making them eligible for a seamless upgrade to Windows 11 Enterprise.
The question states "a DIRECT in-place upgrade". The only DIRECT in-place upgrade I know of is A, device 3 with Windows 10 Enterprise edition. All the rest need a edition upgrade as well. So I go with answer A.
Supported direct upgrade paths. so it A
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/windows-upgrade-paths#supported-windows-upgrade-paths
Only device 3 can do the direct upgrade to win11 enterprise. Device 4 needs to do an edition upgrade first, so it does not qualify for a direct upgrade.
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