Microsoft has successfully managed to kill a popular free offline way to illegally activate Windows 11 and 10.

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 ...

Ugh this kinda sucks but I guess it doesn't really matter. I had a bunch of Windows 7 keys from 2009 that have been great with 10 and 11. I get that this free ride is over but it still sucks. It ...

Microsoft details Windows 10 ESU eligibility, requirements, and activation IDs for users and enterprises through 2026.

To recall, Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 2015. At the time, it promised to provide users with a free upgrade to Windows 10 within one year. This offer ended on July 29, 2016. In fact, even after ...

Facepalm: Microsoft is investigating a new activation issue that is affecting many Windows 10 and 11 PCs. The problem seems to have cropped up last month after the company pushed out an update to plug ...

So I upgraded an old haswell system by replacing the Motherboard, CPU, & Ram. This PC is a gaming PC which I bought a Window 7 Ultimate retail lic for, then rolled into Win10 "free" upgrade. When I ...

Microsoft has released the KB5048652 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, which contains six fixes, including a fix that prevented Windows 10 from activating when you change a device's motherboard.