The Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked offline using Linux, The Register reports. According to a blog post on Tinyapps, a site that catalogs tiny software made for Windows, the crack ...

Bottom line: It is now possible to activate a new installation of Windows XP, despite the fact that Microsoft no longer operates its online activation servers. Windows XP has long since been left in ...

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 ...

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 ...

With Windows XP now set to lose all security and software update support from Microsoft on April 8th, some Windows 7 users might be wondering about the future of "XP mode" as well. ZDNet reports that, ...

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 ...

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 ...