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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 ...

Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7’s activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past. According to an article published ...

When you try to activate Windows 11 or Windows 10 on your device, you may encounter Activation errors like 0xC004F012, 0x803FABB8, 0xc004e016 and more. In this post, we will identify the potential ...

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

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.

If you receive the Error code 0x8007023E during Windows activation after maybe, you clean install Windows 11/10 on your device, as reported by some affected PC users ...

Bottom line: It is now possible to activate a new installation of Windows XP, despite the fact that Microsoft no longer operates its online activation servers. Windows XP has long since been left in ...

This mysterious method for bypassing Windows XP's activation process is making headlines now, but may actually be years old. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Windows XP is the operating system that just won't die. After its 2001 release, XP would go on to sell more than 400 million copies. Microsoft tried to end support for the OS several times over the ...