Windows Report

Windows 7: How to Find Your Product Key Quickly

Lost your Windows 7 product key? Use this quick guide to recover it from stickers, emails, tools, or Microsoft Support.
Windows Central

How to determine activation status on Windows 11

These are the three easiest ways to check the Windows activation status. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Windows 11, ...
PC Magazine

Windows XP Activation Algorithm Cracked for Offline Use

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 ...
The Verge

Microsoft investigating Windows activation issues after closing a key loophole

Microsoft closed a Windows 7 / 8 key loophole last month, and now people are experiencing issues reactivating some Windows 10 / 11 installs. Microsoft closed a Windows 7 / 8 key loophole last ...
Ars Technica

Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

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 ...