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Failure to activate Windows will result in watermarks and feature restrictions, which could be bad news for customers who don ...

In a statement to Windows Latest, Microsoft confirmed that it retired the traditional Windows "telephone-based" activation ...

Facepalm: A Reddit user has made an uncomfortable discovery for Microsoft. The company's own AI assistant Copilot will provide you instructions on how to activate Windows 11 without a valid license.

First, let’s use the Slmgr command to access your license information. To do so, run the following command in CMD. The command will give you a brief description of your license information along with ...

If you cannot activate Microsoft 365 on a shared computer, you can use the Microsoft 365 Shared Computer Activation (SCA) Troubleshooter to fix the issue on a Windows 11/10 PC. It uses the Get Help ...

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 ...

According to an automated message, phone activation of Windows is "currently" unavailable. Microsoft now confirms: It's ...