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 ...

Microsoft officially ended telephone activation for Windows on December 3, 2025, requiring users to activate through an online portal instead. PCWorld notes discrepancies between Microsoft’s actions ...

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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 ...

This week Microsoft made a couple of big Windows announcements. First, the company confirmed that Windows 11 is becoming an agentic OS leading to a massive backlash. The company also ended support for ...

Microsoft's Windows 11 is becoming a considerably smarter operating system, thanks to the company's surprise update packed full of advanced AI capabilities. One of the most notable improvements for ...

Microsoft has released the KB5074105 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 32 changes, including fixes for sign-in, boot, and activation issues. KB5074105 is an optional ...

At the beginning of this year, Microsoft quietly pulled the plug on the last way to activate Windows 10 or Windows 11 without an Internet connection. Up until that point, it was possible to activate ...

Software King of the World, Microsoft, has published a new support page explaining why it binned phone-based activation. “Beginning December 3, 2025, the traditional telephone-based product activation ...