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meiko60 ( meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org )  to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago

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

www.neowin.net

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

www.neowin.net

meiko60 ( meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org )  to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago
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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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  • mayonaise_met ( mayonaise_met@feddit.nl ) 
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    I couldn’t activate my W11 with a genuine W11 key taken from a previous W11 install.

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    • bitsplease ( bitsplease@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Unfortunately if you want to play games with 0 hassle, Windows is still the only real option. Proton is awesome, but there are still games I want to play that either don’t work (or don’t work well), or require workarounds to get working

  • Johnpwrinkle ( Johnpwrinkle@midwest.social ) 
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    I have around 30 windows 7 pro COAs (used to work in a pc repair shop, pulled the COAs on every dead pc that came through). Most of them are from dells, but I haven’t had an issue activating on custom pcs. If anyone wants one, let me know

    • CatUser ( CatUser@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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      I would appreciate one if you would be so kind. :)

      • Johnpwrinkle ( Johnpwrinkle@midwest.social ) 
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        DM’d you

    • Psyblader ( Psyblader@feddit.de ) 
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      Could you please send me a key as well? My co-worker just asked where to get a cheap key, I’m sure that a free one will make her happy. :)

      • Johnpwrinkle ( Johnpwrinkle@midwest.social ) 
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        DM’d you

    • 0XiDE ( 0XiDE@lemm.ee ) 
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      If you have a spare, that’d be amazing! Planning my new build for early next year :)

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        DM’d you

  • Skull giver ( skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ) 
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    • XTornado ( XTornado@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Well it was nice as in it was permanent, it got attached to your account and you could simply reinstall and so on without having to setup anything.

      • ReversalHatchery ( ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 
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        And also, it got you attached to your account, and Microsoft loves that you use an online windows account.

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    • sunbeam60 ( sunbeam60@lemmy.one ) 
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      Tell me more…

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  • BarqsHasBite ( someguy3@lemmy.ca ) 
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    I wonder how many there are, since it won’t run on older hardware anyway.

    • 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

  • N00b22 ( N00b22@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Win10 is unaffected right? I updated an 8.1 laptop to 10 and I had no issue with activation

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