Microsoft No Longer Offers Free Windows 11 Upgrade to Windows 7 Users
Microsoft is now blocking Windows 7 and 8 users from free access to the latest version of Windows 11. Many people have been able to use an old Windows 7 or 8 activation key to upgrade to Windows 11, and now the company has closed this loophole.
Users of old Windows PCs now need to get a Windows 11 key to use the new version, which means they have to pay to get Windows 11 on their PC.
As Microsoft has confirmed to The Verge, Windows 7 dongles are now completely blocked from installing Windows 11 for free. Key activation is necessary to register your system in Microsoft’s database, and if the key is not accepted, the version of Windows on your system will become invalid.
The company had warned users about this change some time last month, but now the changes have taken effect, which means that the Windows 11 upgrade will now have to be paid for for old Windows users. The good news is that all Windows 7 or 8 users who used old keys to activate Windows 11 on their PCs will have no problem using the version as it is digitally authorized to run on said machine.
For everyone else who wants to run Windows 11 on their PC, it’s time to buy a key that will update your system. We’re not sure what made Microsoft make this change now, but somehow it’s likely that the company is now happy with the Windows 11 upgrade cycle for older PCs and now wants to make money off of its licensed OS for older PCs. compatible devices.
Microsoft decided to offer the Windows 11 update to certain old computers. The system required TPU 2.0, which is not the case for millions of older Windows PCs, forcing them to upgrade to a new machine just to get the latest version of Windows and its features.
