Microsoft Closes Windows 7/8 to 10/11 Upgrade Loophole, Ends WordPad App

Microsoft ending free Windows 7/8 to 10/11 upgrades
Loophole using old Windows keys now closed
Still free to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11
Announced at recent Surface event - passwordless Windows logins, Copilot updates
Microsoft ending 30-year-old WordPad app

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