Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy of Windows 7 within 30 days ...

The launch of Windows 7 may be more than two months away, but the buzz, already building, is starting to reach fever pitch. Reviews, such as Preston Gralla’s in Computerworld,, have called it “solid” ...

So, question about KMS activation, as it relates to Windows 7. We already have a KMS server which activates Windows 2008R2 servers. Works great. So, I want to have a few Windows 7 machines I am ...

In a reversal of previous statements, Microsoft will give the Ultimate version of Windows 7 to invite-only Technical Beta testers Microsoft made a U-turn today and announced that it would hand out ...

Alex Kochis, director of Genuine Windows, acknowledges that an activation key given to Lenovo for Windows 7 installs has been exposed, distributed on the Internet. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

Europeans who buy Vista-powered PCs starting Friday will have to do a “clean install” of the free Windows 7 upgrade they’ll get later this year because Microsoft yanked IE from the new OS, according ...

In December 2022, we published a short PSA, reminding users they could still activate Windows 11 and 10 with valid Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 keys. This practice dates back to 2015 when Microsoft launched ...

The door to a free Windows 11 upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 diehards has been officially shut. Microsoft tells The Verge that using a Windows 7 or 8 product key to get a clean Windows 11 upgrade no ...

Microsoft will turn Windows 7 ‘s background picture black and put up persistent notices on the screen if users don’t activate the new operating system, a company manager said Monday. Microsoft will ...