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TechnologyEnglish · 9 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 · 9 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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For what it’s worth Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit was more stable for me than XP.

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