https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Can-I-downgrade-Essentials-plus-to-Essentials/m-p/2967451#M34641 <P>Hi,</P><P>You should change only keys for ESXi. Reinstall is not needed.</P> Tue, 09 May 2023 05:43:42 GMT lukaszzasko 2023-05-09T05:43:42Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Can-I-downgrade-Essentials-plus-to-Essentials/m-p/2967394#M34640 <P>We have our renewal coming up &amp; actually no longer have any critical systems on our servers so no longer need many of the extras that comes with plus. Am I able to downgrade our license to save some money on the renewal? If so, is this just a matter of changing keys or would I need to reinstall?</P> Mon, 08 May 2023 19:41:48 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Can-I-downgrade-Essentials-plus-to-Essentials/m-p/2967394#M34640 JoeHurst 2023-05-08T19:41:48Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Can-I-downgrade-Essentials-plus-to-Essentials/m-p/2967451#M34641 <P>Hi,</P><P>You should change only keys for ESXi. Reinstall is not needed.</P> Tue, 09 May 2023 05:43:42 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Can-I-downgrade-Essentials-plus-to-Essentials/m-p/2967451#M34641 lukaszzasko 2023-05-09T05:43:42Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Can-I-downgrade-Essentials-plus-to-Essentials/m-p/2967764#M34649 <P>But is this downgrade path even available for renewals?</P> Wed, 10 May 2023 13:03:31 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-Upgrade-Install/Can-I-downgrade-Essentials-plus-to-Essentials/m-p/2967764#M34649 JoeHurst 2023-05-10T13:03:31Z