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Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows and Office that served as a reliable fallback for users for over two decades. Indeed, the "slui 4" command ...

Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has typically offered a few ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has quietly discontinued telephone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the last method to activate Windows without an internet connection. Users calling the ...

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome ...

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'.

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A Canada-based gaming and entertainment company that has drawn attention for its interactive rooms where players work cooperatively or compete against each other plans to open its first location in ...

iPhone users on iOS 26, iMessage activation may be blocked by an inactive SIM — here's how to fix it. Some users are finding that they can't activate iMessage with their phone number. This results in ...

Apple this week provided troubleshooting steps for iPhone owners who are unable to activate iMessage with a phone number in iOS 26. According to Apple, some customers might not be able to activate ...

I walk through how I activate Windows 11 the easy way. First, I open the settings from the desktop. Then I go to the system section and scroll down to find the activation tab. If Windows 11 isn’t ...