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Software King of the World, Microsoft, has published a new support page explaining why it binned phone-based activation. “Beginning December 3, 2025, the traditional telephone-based product activation ...

The tech giant swapped the offline experience with a Product Activation portal for better security and reliability. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Debloat tools claim to make Windows 11 more efficient by removing unnecessary processes and freeing up RAM. In practice, that's not the case. I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years ...

Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows and Office that served as a reliable fallback for users for over two decades. Indeed, the "slui 4" command ...

Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has typically offered a few ...

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome ...

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'.

Windows 11 comes with many hidden features that Microsoft has already built into the system, but hasn’t yet activated for general use. With the ViVeTool program, you can activate those hidden ...

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Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, updates will soon cost extra and you'll eventually need to switch to Windows 11. I compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon ...

Activate, an immersive gaming experience, is opening its first Arizona location in mid-June. Activate will have 13 high-tech game rooms, including the popular Mega Grid. Prices for Phoenix haven't ...