Report: Microsoft quietly kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet

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

Windows 7 KMS activation threshold

So, question about KMS activation, as it relates to Windows 7. We already have a KMS server which activates Windows 2008R2 servers. Works great. So, I want to have a few Windows 7 machines I am ...

Killjoy Microsoft Shuts Down Windows 11 Activation Without An Internet Connection

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it ...
Ars Technica

KMS host key to activate Windows 8.1

I propped up a Windows 8.1 Enterprise machine and I want to activate it through my KMS server. I believe I have the relevant update applied (KB2885698) but I'm having trouble finding the correct host ...

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

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

Fix 0xC004F074 Windows Activation error code

When you try to upgrade your computer to Windows 11/10, you receive Windows Activation error 0xC004F074; then the cause could be due to support version mismatch ...
ZDNet

Microsoft quietly rewrites its activation rules for Windows 10

Windows product keys are almost (but not quite) a thing of the past. With Windows 10, Microsoft has rewritten the rules for how it performs product activation on retail upgrades of Windows, including ...