Microsoft confirmed that it has disabled all Win10 preview keys

On July 16th, Microsoft Windows Insider project leader Gabe Aul reminded the majority of Insiders not to consider installing Win10 for the time being, as this will cause the system to fail to activate.

In order to verify, Xiaobian personally tested and found that the newly installed Win10 preview version could not be activated with the previous key, but Gabe Aul for this situation The explanation is not very clear. Now we have found a clear explanation from an article by Microsoft Q&A community manager Rohit Chettri:

<;All Win10 Insider preview keys released earlier have been stopped Use, will not be available for any preview version of the activation, including the 10240 version. However, this does not affect users who have already activated.

We hope that Insider members can continue to help test the Build 10240 version. This version only provides upgrades from the activated Win10 Insider preview (ie, online push, automatic activation after upgrade), does not provide a new installation 10240 ( After the activation) support.

Win10 will be available for installation on devices with genuine Windows, including the Windows Insider project and devices that are within the free upgrade (Win7/Win8.1).

The days of the official release of Win10 are getting closer and closer, and we hope to get some final feedback before launching the final product. ”

In order to confirm, Xiaobian once again tested, the test system is Build 10162. The result: the newly installed Win10 Insider preview (Build 10162) is no longer able to use the previous preview key activation. After logging in to the Insider Microsoft account in this inactive version, you can receive Build 10240. The push is updated, but it is inactive after the upgrade.

It is recommended that the Insider members who have activated the system should not try the new installation system.