That loophole has persisted to the present day. Even after Microsoft stops accepting Windows 7 and 8 product keys, you should be fine if you've already activated an older install. Windows creates ...

Device Stage, a feature introduced with Windows 7, has been deprecated due to changes in Windows 11. Microsoft quietly ...

Microsoft closed a Windows 7 / 8 key loophole ... and that they had discontinued support for Windows 7 product keys, that they could not continue my license for Windows 10 Pro after the hardware ...

Yes, Microsoft officials insisted and insisted again that after July 29 at 11:59 p.m. UTC, the free Windows 10 upgrade offer would end. But it didn't -- at least not completely. The Get Windows 10 ...

Some hacks are unethical, but others are only outsmarting Big Tech, but Microsoft was quick to catch up on the public's use of old product keys from Windows 7 and Windows 8 for its new operating ...

The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have to buy a legit Windows 11 key. The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have ...

Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 both require a product key for activation, as detailed in another Microsoft support document. And what of Microsoft Office? If you have a subscription to Office 365 ...

A lot of consumers upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows ... license is that you do not need any product key. It is linked to your Microsoft Account and the PC. It is possible that ...

If you activated Windows 10 by upgrading from a valid Windows 7 or 8 installation or ... if you bought Windows 10 from the Microsoft Store, the product key information is available in your account ...