Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

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

Windows activation warnings tend to appear after installing the operating system or after changing specific components. A ...

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Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome ...

According to Neowin, Microsoft has killed the final method for activating Windows without an internet connection—that is, ...

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'.

The revision effectively removes an unlocking timeframe unique to Verizon among major US carriers. Previously, the company ...

Microsoft has now made the “Expanded screen” feature available to all users of the Phone Link app in Windows 11. The update, which is being rolled out via the Microsoft Store (version 1.25112.36.0), ...

Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the ...

We've all had moments when we're relaxing on the couch, and suddenly need to adjust something on our computers. It could be adjusting the music volume, playing or pausing the show that you're watching ...