There were a few ways to activate Windows 11/10 officially. However, Microsoft has now apparently killed one such way without ...

Microsoft has silently discontinued its phone-based activation system for Windows and Office products, forcing users into an ...

Microsoft has reportedly removed the ability to activate Windows 11 and Windows 10 without an internet connection.

Windows Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. 1] Are you using the right product key? Make ...

When Microsoft first launched the Windows operating system, installing it was only a matter of copying the program onto a disk. You didn't have to verify your copy of Windows. Starting with Windows XP ...

In December 2022, we published a short PSA, reminding users they could still activate Windows 11 and 10 with valid Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 keys. This practice dates back to 2015 when Microsoft launched ...

Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7’s activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past. According to an article published ...

This post features solutions to fix the Windows Activation error 0x803F700F. Windows activation is a process by Microsoft that verifies that the Windows copy you’re ...

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...

Facepalm: A South African customer contacted Microsoft support to activate his legal copy of Windows. An early attempt to resolve the issue was unsuccessful, so Redmond personnel had to employ one of ...

I have to do a manual Windows XP activation. When the screens come up, they say to call the phone number below but there is no number. I searched Microsoft for it and no luck there. Does anyone have ...