Is your windows 7 activated? On my pc, I couldn't send feedback until I activated windows with a product key from the MS website.

Microsoft warned us last month that our favorite Windows upgrade loophole was over, but now it’s official: The activation servers no longer let you use Windows 7 or 8 license keys to activate Windows ...

Facepalm: In a discovery that brings to mind the famous old maxim of something not being a bug, but a feature, what appears to be a bug has been discovered in Windows File Explorer that actually ...

Windows 7's end of life was supposed to lift PC sales in 2020 Katie Collins - PA Images/Getty Images When Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7, many computer users had a decision to make: Stay on ...

These are the few methods you can use to investigate if your copy of Windows 11 is activated. The best place to check for the Activation status is in Windows 11 Settings: Press Win + I This will open ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

In context: Windows activation has been a part of PC users' lives since the Windows XP era, though Microsoft has made things a bit easier with Windows 10 and Windows 11. Now, on a non-activated OS, ...

How to enable and use voice activated navigation in Windows 11 22H2 Your email has been sent Improvements implemented with the release of Windows 11 22H2 mean that ...