After a Lenovo OEM Windows 7 image leaked and was used to extract a license key, Microsoft have worked with the manufacturer to blacklist the rogue key and replace it – on genuine Lenovo PCs ...

rejected a Windows 7 key. If you plan to build a PC or buy one without an OS, get an official Windows 11 Home key from Amazon with a 7% discount. The OS usually costs $139, but you can now get it ...

Also note that with the exception of the Windows 7 key acquisition (which in itself is not trivial), the steps for downgrading from Windows 8 Pro and non-Pro are identical. For the enterprise ...

Microsoft might ask you to enter your Windows 7 key during the process in order to qualify for the $14.99 upgrade. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

Once you’re done installing Windows 7, the OS will ask you to put in its CD/Serial key. This key allows Microsoft to check whether you have a legitimate, legal copy of Windows 7, although ...

Windows 7 Professional has some enhancements such as the ability to join a Windows network domain, but still lacks key features like BitLocker, as well as the enterprise capabilities like ...

Microsoft closed a Windows 7 / 8 key loophole last month, and now people are experiencing issues reactivating some Windows 10 / 11 installs. Microsoft closed a Windows 7 / 8 key loophole last ...

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 ...