Ugh this kinda sucks but I guess it doesn't really matter. I had a bunch of Windows 7 keys from 2009 that have been great with 10 and 11. I get that this free ride is over but it still sucks. It ...

Microsoft has confirmed that users can no longer use old Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 keys to activate Windows 11. And that applies not only to Canary builds, as it was last month—from now on, only genuine ...

Microsoft previously offered a free upgrade offer to Windows 10 which ended back in 2016 however, users with old Windows 7 or 8 keys could get themselves onto Windows 10 using the free installation ...

To recall, Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 2015. At the time, it promised to provide users with a free upgrade to Windows 10 within one year. This offer ended on July 29, 2016. In fact, even after ...

Microsoft wants users to recertify Windows 7 using a new signature-based approach in addition to the key-based verification process Microsoft is revising the way it authenticates copies of Windows 7, ...

Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7’s activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past. According to an article published ...

Windows Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. 1] Are you using the right product key? Make ...

Just last week, I reported on ChatGPT falling for the "dead grandma" scam. Multiple users leveraged the technique to trick the sophisticated AI-powered chatbot into generating Windows 7 activation ...

Microsoft has revised the way it authenticates copies of Windows 7, the company announced Thursday. Microsoft is adding to Windows 7 a new signature-based approach for checking if an OS is properly ...

When Microsoft first launched the Windows operating system, installing it was only a matter of copying the program onto a disk. You didn't have to verify your copy of Windows. Starting with Windows XP ...