Windows 10: Windows 11 Pro OEM DVD

Ok I am a Windows insider and have played around with Windows 11 Release Preview channel, Dev Channel, Beta Channel and Canary Channel. I understand that these are pre-release versions and expect to see bugs/problems within.Recently I purchased a new NVME drive as well as a Retail OEM DVD version of Windows 11 Pro.My question is that on this OEM edition, without signing up for the Insider Program, Why am I still seeing alot of bugs that I was seeing in the Insider editions?

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Windows 11 pro OEM DVD

I am building my own desktop PC and purchased the Windows 11 Pro OEM DVD.

However, reading the Licence Agreement (yes, this tiny print outside the package) I am not sure if I can use this product. The information provided is quite confusing.

It would be greatly appreciated if anyone could shade some light to my confusion.

Kind regards,

George

 

Can Windows 10 Pro Use Windows 7 Pro OEM Key?

I purchased Windows 7 Pro OEM DVD while back.

I never installed Windows 7 Pro OEM on a system.

I just opened the Windows 7 Pro OEM DVD today.

I downloaded ISOs for both Win10 Home and Win10 Pro both x64.

I'm running VMWare Workstation 11 on my laptop which is running Win 8.1 Update.

I installed Windows 10 Pro x64 in VMWare Workstation 11 on my laptop.

Installation went fine.

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Problem I'm having is trying to activate Windows 10 Pro x64.

I enter the key and it comes back with following message:

The product key you entered didn't work. Check the product key and try again, or enter a different one.

Error Code:0xc004f050

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Can the Key from the Win 7 Pro OEM be used to activate Windows 10 Pro?

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Windows 11 Pro Upgrade from Windows 10 Pro Edition

No but after it installed the malfunctioning Windows 11 upgrade it was listed as Windows 11 Pro. Microsoft Windows support advised I reinstall Windows 10 Pro and said that Windows 11 is really only meant for new PC's that come with it preinstalled. MSI website doesn't list my 2020 GT76 Titan dt-039 notebook on their Windows 11 upgrade eligibility list so I guess that's why the Windows 11 Pro upgrade failed. I suggest being careful with trying the Windows 11 upgrade despite it stating my notebook was capable of running Windows 11 it was wrong. Luckily I have the original Windows 10 Pro USB Flash drive because the Windows 11 Pro upgrade was so incomplete I had no way of reverting notebook back to Windows 10 without reinstalling from a USB Flash.