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Activate Windows question
I have looked around and have seen similar discussions, but would like to ask this anyway. We are using Windows 11 Pro, an eval copy - build 22567.ni_release.220225-1325 on an M1 Macintosh, usin...
KapilArya Well, "special build" is probably not the right language (unfortunately, I don't know a lot about Windows....), it's just that I got that build (the number I mentioned) from the Insider Preview Program, and I assumed it wasn't a "regular" build. Our original license is Windows 7; at one point in this process I wound up running a script - BackupWindowsKey.vbs from the desktop - and it generated a Windows 10 key (which was different from the Win7 key), but I wasn't sure whether to use it.
You can use Windows 10 key to activate Windows 11. Note that Insider Preview builds also requires activation.
KapilArya Ah... that I didn't know. Thank you so much, it feels like what I needed to know! Much appreciated.