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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)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Jumped the windows ship long ago. So glad I don't need to deal with this nonsense anymore.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

To be fair, nobody actually NEEDS to deal with this nonsense. Windows works just fine without an activated key, literally the only downside is the "Please activate Windows" bug on your desktop. That's it, everything else works fine.

But yes, using Linux is also a great option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think system wide dark theme works without a key, although there are workarounds of course.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It does on 11

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