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Microsoft has reportedly removed the ability to activate Windows 11 and Windows 10 without an internet connection.

Microsoft has quietly taken another step toward an entirely online ecosystem, effectively ending phone-based activation for ...

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it ...

Once you have installed Microsoft Word 2007 on your computer, you can run the program 25 times without activating it. Word then switches to Reduced Functionality mode, in which you cannot create new ...

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 ...