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 ...

I propped up a Windows 8.1 Enterprise machine and I want to activate it through my KMS server. I believe I have the relevant update applied (KB2885698) but I'm having trouble finding the correct host ...

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...

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 ...

Trust, but verify. That was good advice for dealing with the Soviet Union in its heyday, and it's equally sound policy today when dealing with that other Evil Empire. You know, the one in Redmond? Now ...

Windows 11/10 has a complicated mechanism for Activation. It helps in the verification of a genuine copy of Windows. But sometimes, it throws the error code ...

If you plan to install a new copy of the Windows operating system on a PC in your office, you'll need to prove your ownership of the software. In the past, this simply meant entering a unique product ...

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Most people who have upgraded to Windows 10 have done so via the free one-year offer for older Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs. There are other ways to activate a new copy of Windows 10 on a PC and Microsoft ...

At times, it is difficult to activate Windows 11 or Windows 10 OS. One such Windows Activation error comes with an error code 0xC004F012. If you are looking for an ...