Microsoft has successfully managed to kill a popular free offline way to illegally activate Windows 11 and 10.

New TikTok malware campaign tricks users into running PowerShell commands that download Aura Stealer, which steals ...

Microsoft successfully closes a widespread Windows 11 activation loophole, which is a good thing for every legitimate user.

Microsoft's Windows 11 adds Copilot with voice commands and screen-reading AI, boosting productivity by managing tasks across ...

Microsoft has blocked the popular Massgrave KMS38 activation method with the November 2025 Patch Tuesday update.

Microsoft this week announced a seemingly minor change to its activation rules for Windows 10, effective with the Anniversary Update coming this summer. The announcement was buried in the release ...

If you plan to install a new copy of the Windows operating system on a PC in your office, you'll need to prove your ownership of the software. In the past, this simply meant entering a unique product ...

Microsoft is set to release its first mainstream consumer software application protected by product activation, in what could be a first step toward expanding use of the antipiracy technology. On ...

Ever since Microsoft introduced its anti-piracy activation scheme with Windows XP all those years ago, it has been a thorn in the side of hardware enthusiasts. To put it simply, Microsoft’s Windows ...

The release of Microsoft Corp.’s Office XP application suite and its forthcoming Windows XP operating system has generated a buzz of controversy because of the antipiracy activation procedure the ...