Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

Windows XP is the operating system that just won't die. After its 2001 release, XP would go on to sell more than 400 million copies. Microsoft tried to end support for the OS several times over the ...

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 ...

Windows 3.1 wasn't shipped until 1992, and MS DOS 6 (which, if you're still using DOS on any of your computers, is probably the version you're using) wasn't released until 1993 (four months prior to ...

This mysterious method for bypassing Windows XP's activation process is making headlines now, but may actually be years old. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Microsoft Corp. will change how users activate Windows XP when Service Pack 3 launches in the first half of 2008, a company white paper said. New installations of Windows XP SP3 will give users the ...

According to an automated message, phone activation of Windows is "currently" unavailable. Microsoft now confirms: It's ...