Microsoft explains why it removed phone-based Windows activation, shifting to an online portal for a more secure and reliable ...

Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has typically offered a few ...

First, let’s use the Slmgr command to access your license information. To do so, run the following command in CMD. The command will give you a brief description of your license information along with ...

To recall, Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 2015. At the time, it promised to provide users with a free upgrade to Windows 10 within one year. This offer ended on July 29, 2016. In fact, even after ...

You can no longer activate Windows 11 and 10 with older Windows keys. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft is closing the ...

Facepalm: Microsoft is investigating a new activation issue that is affecting many Windows 10 and 11 PCs. The problem seems to have cropped up last month after the company pushed out an update to plug ...

Keys still seem to work in current Windows installs, but that may be ending.