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 ...
PC World

Will I Be Able to Activate XP after 2014?

Snorg wants to keep using XP, and asked the Answer Line forum if Microsoft will activate new installations after the company stops supporting the operating system in 2014. As long as you’re running a ...

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 ...
Bleeping Computer

BitRAT malware now spreading as a Windows 10 license activator

A new BitRAT malware distribution campaign is underway, exploiting users looking to activate pirated Windows OS versions for free using unofficial Microsoft license activators. BitRAT is a powerful ...
Houston Chronicle

XP hype: Grain of truth taken with grain of salt

Windows XP comes with a copy protection system called Windows Product Activation (more about this later) that prevents you from installing the operating system on more than one computer at a time.
Neowin

Microsoft: You will still need to activate Windows XP after April 8th with a fresh install

When Windows 7 was released in 2009, some of its SKUs included a feature called "XP mode". In the simpliest terms, the Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate versions of Windows 7 could allow older ...