Microsoft ends free upgrade from Windows 7 to 11
Microsoft is ending its upgrade offer from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11, the company recently announced. While Microsoft officially sunsetted the offer in July 2016, users were still able to upgrade their operating systems to 11 using old Windows 7/8 keys. Now, this loophole is no more; users can't upgrade to Windows 11 using Windows 7/8 keys anymore, reported our friends at PCMag.
Those with Windows 10 can still upgrade to 11 for free, Microsoft said in its announcement. Microsoft unveiled more news at its recent Microsoft Surface event, including passwordless logins for Windows 11 and updated features for Copilot, Microsoft's AI tool. Last month, the tech giant also announced that it's ending text-editing app WordPad after 30 years.
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