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.

  • peastea@feddit.deEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

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

    • Jimbo@yiffit.netEnglish
      111·
      1 year ago

      When Windows 10 launched, wasn't it said that this would be the "last" version of Windows and it would just get continually updated?

    • mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

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