Question legacy license reuse

[dagray61]

I have an authentic windows 7 license that I used to update to Windows 10. Can I use the same to update to windows 11 or do I have to buy a new windows 11 license?

 

[USAFRet]

I have an authentic windows 7 license that I used to update to Windows 10. Can I use the same to update to windows 11 or do I have to buy a new windows 11 license?

Not anymore, no.

They cut off the free upgrade from 7 to 10 or 11 quite a while ago.

You need a new, valid, Win 11 license.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I have an authentic windows 7 license that I used to update to Windows 10.
Can I use the same to update to windows 11 or do I have to buy a new windows 11 license?

You can transfer windows 10 license to a new computer with supported hardware for windows 11.
Then you can upgrade windows 10 to windows 11.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

From the opening post it sounds like you had already upgraded to windows 10? If so and it shows that as activated and your hardware supports it, it should allow an update to 11.

 

[USAFRet]

To verify...

A Win 7, Upgraded to Win 10, will Upgrade to Win 11.
A Win 7 by itself sill not Upgrade to Win 10 or 11.

 

[ubuysa]

All the above is correct of course, but you may still have to phone the Microsoft activation service to get it activated. If you link the existing Win10 license to a Microsoft account, so that it's activated with a digital license, Win11 should (in theory) be activated as soon as you login with that same Microsoft account id.