A former Microsoft engineer has revealed that the legendary Windows XP activation key used by millions of unauthorised users ...

Usually, you'd activate Windows 11 (or 10) using the Settings app to enter the product key. However, if you're in an enterprise environment and you have a specific type of activation key, you can also ...

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 ...

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 ...

While Windows XP has been cracked with tweaks and unofficial patches since its launch in 2001, but this crack allows people to activate XP offline without altering the OS. The Windows XP 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 ...

Before we start, the first thing you need to make sure that you got the keys from a genuine seller or source. If the key was given to you by an online site because it was priced less, then chances are ...

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 ...