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#310480 23-Oct-2023 12:02
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Just FYI
MS no longer allows the Free upgrade from Win7 to Win10/11.
you can no longer use Win7 keys for Win10/11 installs , it wont activate (or will it?)

 

I wonder why they waited so long to block this, the free upgrade ended in 2016 .
I also wonder what will happen to all those who did the ~free upgrade~ after 2016 , what will happen if you need to re-install

 


https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/289957/microsoft-quietly-kills-free-windows-10-11-upgrades-from-windows-7-8


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  #3151422 23-Oct-2023 12:15
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Any machine I've seen that was upgraded with a Win7 Key that has been reinstalled automatically gets re-activated via a digital licence so I imagine all existing licences will continue to activate for reinstalls but if you tried a new machine (or change the hardware too much) it will no longer work.





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  #3151642 24-Oct-2023 01:46
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  #3156066 5-Nov-2023 07:09
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I still have 8 x legitimate retail keys for Windows 7, purchased 10 years ago.

 

They worked for a fresh Windows 11 install as recently as September.

 

I tried using these on a new build last week - all were rejected.  🙁

 

What a waste.  😢





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