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.

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.

  • orclev@lemmy.worldEnglish
    234·
    9 months ago

    I mean, you’d have to want to activate a Windows 11 build in the first place. I’m doing just fine on Windows 10 and don’t see any reason at all to “upgrade”. Let’s see if they can manage not to bake ads and tracking into whatever comes after 11 and I’ll consider it then.

    • peastea@feddit.deEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      Not a problem right now but Windows 10 is reaching its end of support two years from now in Oct 2025.

      • mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Personally, that is when I intend to switch to Linux. Will give 2 years of more proton, and wine, updates for me.