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 ...

Microsoft has typically offered a few ways to manually activate Windows for times when it won’t activate automatically. One useful method had been to call Microsoft by phone, allowing a customer ...

Microsoft Weekly: One Windows activation method is dead and Windows 11 crushes Windows 10 Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our weekly recap, including Microsoft killing an old Windows ...

Microsoft has released a new non-security update for Windows 10 version 22H2, KB5046714. It includes fixes for activation issues and more. Microsoft says it is not aware of any known issues in ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Microsoft allows you to install Windows 10 or 11 without a product key. When asked for one during installation, you can simply skip ...

Microsoft is making Trusted Platform Module (TPM)-backed attestation a requirement for Windows Key Management Service (KMS), the on-premises service used for Windows volume activation, replacing the ...