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TechnologyEnglish • 8 months ago

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

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

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TechnologyEnglish • 8 months 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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8 months ago
Oh no, that messes up my future plans to have an extra SSD on my computer for dual booting so I can more easily do VR

Oh well, I guess I don’t ever have to look at windows again, that works too

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