Microsoft today said it will soon will feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70 different activation cracks. The update to Windows Activation ...

It's probably fair to say that a good number of PC enthusiasts have pirated a copy of Windows once upon a time. It's also probably fair to say that a certain number of folks have had the thought "I'll ...

In an unexpected twist, a Microsoft support engineer resorted to running an unofficial 'crack' on a customer's Windows PC after a genuine copy of the operating system failed to activate normally. It ...

Windows 11/10 has a complicated mechanism for Activation. It helps in the verification of a genuine copy of Windows. But sometimes, it throws the error code ...

It has never been too hard for someone with the right amount of time, desperation, or flexible scruples to get around Windows XP's activation scheme. And yet XP activation, the actual encrypted ...

Why it matters: It was only a matter of time before someone tricked ChatGPT into breaking the law. A YouTuber asked it to generate a Windows 95 activation key, which the bot refused to do on moral ...

Microsoft has revealed that it plans to change its antipiracy measures in Windows XP to respond to the beta testers' concerns of that XP's product activation system wasn't tolerant enough of typical ...

WTF?! A hacking collective has released what some call the "largest breakthrough in Windows/Office piracy ever." The new method permanently activates most Microsoft products, bypassing Redmond's DRM ...

Several users reported encountering Windows Activation Error Code 0x8007007B after installing the latest updates on their PC. Due to this issue, they face problems in ...