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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys; maybe last chance to activate using Windows 7 or 8 keys, for 22H2.

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You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys; maybe last chance to activate using Windows 7 or 8 keys, for 22H2.

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys

Bad news for those planning to activate Windows 11 with a Windows 7 or 8/8.1 key: users noticed that the latest Windows 11 preview builds no longer allow activation with old license keys.

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Retail keys can also be linked to the hardware or Microsoft account

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