Microsoft ends phone activation for Windows, pushes users to online-only portal

Microsoft has silently discontinued its phone-based activation system for Windows and Office products, forcing users into an ...
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Microsoft kills Windows operating system activation by phone option

Microsoft has quietly killed an offline option to activate Windows 10 and 11: phone activation. According to Neowin, the ...
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ChatGPT falls for a "dead grandma" scam and generates Microsoft Windows 7 activation keys — but they're useless

Aside from the incredible (if controversial) work generative AI has been doing in entertainment, computing, medicine, and education, users have discovered cheeky ways to get AI-powered chatbots like ...

Microsoft’s Quiet Shift Ends Phone Activation, Leaving Offline Windows Users With Fewer Options

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