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You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys0 0
In December 2022, we published a short PSA, reminding users they could still activate Windows 11 and 10 with valid Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 keys. This practice dates back to 2015 when Microsoft ...
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Windows 7 and 8 keys can no longer activate any Windows 11 edition or version1 1
Microsoft has confirmed that users can no longer use old Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 keys to activate Windows 11. And that applies not only to Canary builds, as it was last month—from now on ...
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How to activate Windows with Command Prompt (CMD)
Usually, you'd activate Windows 11 (or ... from the list. Type the following command, replacing yourproductkey in the command line with the actual product key that you have. slmgr /ipk ...