Windows 10's greatest achievement was not being Windows 8, and I think we can all be thankful for that

And really, I think the best thing you can say about Windows 10 (among many potential candidates) is that it righted a lot of the wrongs of Windows 8, and for that it should be celebrated. It's easy ...
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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 launched ...