Transferring Windows 8 key to clean install of Windows 11

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I bought a retail Windows 8 Pro key direct from MS when it first came out. I upgraded to Windows 10 when that came out. The key isn't linked to my Microsoft account.I am building a new PC that I want to put Windows 11 on. Can I use my old Windows 8 key?I know I can't use the same key on 2 machines and it's definately a major hardware change so would it be better to remove the key from my Windows 10 machine first? What's the best way to do that? Can I then activate Windows 11 without a phone call? What would then happen to my windows 10 machine? Will it still be usuable but have the activation

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