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Raisin8659@monyet.cc to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys; maybe last chance to activate using Windows 7 or 8 keys, for 22H2.

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You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys; maybe last chance to activate using Windows 7 or 8 keys, for 22H2.

www.neowin.net

Raisin8659@monyet.cc to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys
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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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    He’s actually partly correct. VMs of Windows 10 or 11 are supposed to shut down hourly if not activated. It’s been present since Windows 10 released.

    Here’s a reference in case you need one: https://superuser.com/questions/933754/why-does-windows-10-shut-down-hourly-with-initiated-power-off-on-behalf-of-nt-a

    You either have the registry key unset, or are experiencing a bug of the software protection mechanism.

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