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

meiko60 ( @meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org )

Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

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

meiko60 ( @meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org )

Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

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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ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org )
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The article is incorrect, it hasn’t been done at the OS level, but at the online activation service

https://beehaw.org/post/8271339

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