A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to The Verge that old Windows 7 and 8/8.1 keys are now "fully blocked" from activating clean Windows 11 installs. That includes the current stable release ...

Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020 and for Windows 8.1 on January 10, 2023, two popular versions of its operating system. End of support means that computers running ...