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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