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Is this the OS? I have a laptop from my previous job that the IT guy put a copy of the then current OS on it but approx a year ago I got a popup message that my OS was a unlicensed copy or something to that effect, therefore, rendering it unusable.
Yes, that is the OS license. Your previous job had a Volume License Agreement where they pay a yearly licensing fee based the number of installations they have. When they upgraded, that old key expired. This would work for you. You might have to reinstall or "upgrade" from your Enterprise version of Windows. a
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It is sort of free but there is a catch.
A machine which came with Windows 7 won't be able to run Windows 11. You could go from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free for years. Now, there are still some loop holes to let you upgrade with W7 to W10.
When W11 rolled out, all computers with eligible hardware got W11 for free. W11 has fairly recent hardware cut offs. At launch, only CPUs released in the prior couple years were okay for W11.
IMHO, the audience who buys these keys likely are people who build their own PCs or people who are still on W7 and missed their chance(s) to get the free upgrade(s).
Just a heads up that those with Windows 7 keys (or 8/8.1/10) can still (legitimately) use them to install Windows 10 or 11 with a fresh install. In-place upgrades are a different story.
I jumped on this. Just started building a new computer and had so many issues last year with a G2A key that I will risk it with wootazon. The woot boards don't mention anything about people having issues with keys.
Check the previous thread when this was sold, but most likely these are still grey market keys. Price is still suspiciously lower than anything Microsoft would allow to be sold via retail and many third-party vendors (like the StackSocial ones) are selling volume keys against TOS. They'll still most likely work, but you can also find grey market keys cheaper than this.
A machine which came with Windows 7 won't be able to run Windows 11. You could go from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free for years. Now, there are still some loop holes to let you upgrade with W7 to W10.
When W11 rolled out, all computers with eligible hardware got W11 for free. W11 has fairly recent hardware cut offs. At launch, only CPUs released in the prior couple years were okay for W11.
IMHO, the audience who buys these keys likely are people who build their own PCs or people who are still on W7 and missed their chance(s) to get the free upgrade(s).
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A machine which came with Windows 7 won't be able to run Windows 11. You could go from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free for years. Now, there are still some loop holes to let you upgrade with W7 to W10.
When W11 rolled out, all computers with eligible hardware got W11 for free. W11 has fairly recent hardware cut offs. At launch, only CPUs released in the prior couple years were okay for W11.
IMHO, the audience who buys these keys likely are people who build their own PCs or people who are still on W7 and missed their chance(s) to get the free upgrade(s).
I jumped on this. Just started building a new computer and had so many issues last year with a G2A key that I will risk it with wootazon. The woot boards don't mention anything about people having issues with keys.
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A machine which came with Windows 7 won't be able to run Windows 11. You could go from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free for years. Now, there are still some loop holes to let you upgrade with W7 to W10.
When W11 rolled out, all computers with eligible hardware got W11 for free. W11 has fairly recent hardware cut offs. At launch, only CPUs released in the prior couple years were okay for W11.
IMHO, the audience who buys these keys likely are people who build their own PCs or people who are still on W7 and missed their chance(s) to get the free upgrade(s).
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