@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoYou can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keyswww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down14 cross-posted to: technologytechnology
arrow-up1226arrow-down1external-linkYou can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keyswww.neowin.net@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square60fedilink cross-posted to: technologytechnology
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink25•1 year agoI couldn’t activate my W11 with a genuine W11 key taken from a previous W11 install.
minus-square@TheRagingGeeklink10•1 year agoI’ve run into this twice, both times I’ve had to deal with Microsoft Support for around 2-3 hours to resolve, shitty for a paying customer.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoYup, that’s the joy of OEM keys. I’m glad Linux doesn’t have any stupid DRM like that.
I couldn’t activate my W11 with a genuine W11 key taken from a previous W11 install.
I’ve run into this twice, both times I’ve had to deal with Microsoft Support for around 2-3 hours to resolve, shitty for a paying customer.
Yup, that’s the joy of OEM keys. I’m glad Linux doesn’t have any stupid DRM like that.