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Does my product key on windows 7 ultimate still work if i upgrade my windows 7 ultimate laptop to windows 11 pro?
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YES , You can ultimately do a bit of Micro search , On https://www.cpubenchmark.net/desktop.htm you would test and see where your strong points are use them to utilize your upgrade on a reasonable scale as your machine will learn as you apply a understood needs and some of unneeded files ,you don't really everything twice . i would go 8.1 then 11 however you may need to watch your storage .lose some junk along the way. Try tomshardware.com good place to start . Good Luck . much success.
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Hello Simoning
My Name is Roger Stevens an independent advisor.
You cannot directly use windows 7 key on windows 11. You will need to install windows 10 first and then activate it after that windows 11 can be installed as an upgrade onto it.
You can check this thread for more information on how to install
Normally a product key is bound to the product version, like here Win 7.
You are a little bit late for free upgrading.
And Win 7 directly to Win 11 is not possible.
Purchase a new Win 11 license and do a clean new setup.
Important: Check first if you hardcare is fully supported by Win11, otherwise forget the idea of an upgrade.
You've to first upgrade Windows 7 Ultimate > Windows 10 Pro.
Then you can go Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 Pro.
But upgrade to Windows 11 Pro is subject to meet system requirements.
You can use official PC Health Check app to determine Windows 11 eligibility:
https://www.kapilarya.com/check-windows-11-eligibility-using-pc-health-check-app
If you're system doesn't meet requirements, as per Microsoft:
Installing Windows 11 on PC doesn't meet the minimum system requirements is not recommended and may result in compatibility issues. If you proceed with installing Windows 11, your PC will no longer be supported and won't be entitled to receive updates.
Hope this helps!
Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.
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Starting with Windows 10 licensing data is stored on Microsoft servers allowing clean installs or replacing disk drives.
When Windows 7 is upgraded or clean installed to Windows 10 its licensing data is stored on Microsoft servers.
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In order to move from Windows 7 to Windows 11 these are options:
a) Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 > upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 in a supported or unsupported fashion
b) Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 > clean install Windows 11 in a supported or unsupported fashion
c) Clean install Windows 10 > upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 in a supported or unsupported fashion
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(There is no direct method to move from Windows 7 to Windows 11)
(Windows 7 can move to Windows 10 by upgrade or clean install)
(Most computers running Windows 10 can upgrade to Windows 11 in a supported or unsupported fashion)
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