Upgrading from Windows 7 and 8 to Windows 10 and 11 is no longer possible as Microsoft appears to be working to close the loophole that prevents users from activating Windows 11 with old Windows license keys.
Recall that when Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 2015, it also made the new version of the operating system available as a free upgrade to all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users who were able to download it in the first year of release. After July 29, 2016 This offer has expired, but things didn’t go as planned.
In fact, users noticed this quicklyYou could still upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and Windows 8 without having to purchase a new product key. Windows 10 and 11 simply accepted the keys from Windows 7 and 8 without question. A few years later, Microsoft finally fixed the problem.
To upgrade you need to purchase a Windows 11 license
Microsoft has finally published a message in the Device Partner Center informing customers about this The installation path to get free updates from Windows 7 and 8 to newer versions of Windows is no longer available. This means you can no longer upgrade from Windows 7/8/8.1 to Windows 10 or 11.
It appears that it is still possible to activate a Windows 11 version 22H2 installation with a Windows 7 product key, but that doesn’t work in the latest Insider build from the Canary channel. Microsoft is expected to soon block all opportunities to update its operating system from an older key.
If you want to upgrade to Windows 10, you now need a newer key. Microsoft says Windows 11 product keys will still be able to activate Windows 11. provided you are using Windows 11 on an eligible PC that officially supports the new operating system. Updating to Windows 11 is essentially like any other feature update that Windows 10 has received over its lifetime, making the process quite easy for all users.