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. - eviltoast
You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys
www.neowin.net
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.
  • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    You can just reactivate by troubleshooting your activation in Windows.

    No need to call Microsoft about it.

    • pjhenry1216@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      The multiple posts of people not being able to do that should have made it clear that doesn’t always work.