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 ...

Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7’s activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past. According to an article published ...

Aside from the incredible (if controversial) work generative AI has been doing in entertainment, computing, medicine, and education, users have discovered cheeky ways to get AI-powered chatbots like ...

Microsoft wants users to recertify Windows 7 using a new signature-based approach in addition to the key-based verification process Microsoft is revising the way it authenticates copies of Windows 7, ...

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 month, ...

Microsoft has revised the way it authenticates copies of Windows 7, the company announced Thursday. Microsoft is adding to Windows 7 a new signature-based approach for checking if an OS is properly ...

The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have to buy a legit Windows 11 key. The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have to buy ...

Chinese users will receive the latest update to Windows 7 activation technology months later than users elsewhere, as Microsoft tries a softer approach to fighting software piracy in China. Users ...

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 ...