The 32-bit link may need to be refreshed many times, about 15 for me until it worked. I gave it a try, and the same worked for me and several Lifehacker commenters. I'm guessing these servers are ...

Yes, Microsoft officials insisted and insisted again that after July 29 at 11:59 p.m. UTC, the free Windows 10 upgrade offer would end. But it didn't -- at least not completely. The Get Windows 10 ...

A: Ah, the venerable Windows Product Key. That 25-digit alphanumeric prize that marks the difference between a legitimate copy of Windows and one that Microsoft considers pirated. This little piece of ...

Anyone want to help me win an argument…or maybe make me look stupid? I'm in an ongoing argument elsewhere about the circumstances under which Windows product keys can be stored in the BIOS of a system ...

Product keys for Windows 8 computers aren't printed on a sticker. They're encrypted in the BIOS. How might that affect you? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

You just replaced your PC's hard drive, but now you have to reinstall and reactivate Windows or Office on your new system. Can you do it without the product keys for ...

Just last week, I reported on ChatGPT falling for the "dead grandma" scam. Multiple users leveraged the technique to trick the sophisticated AI-powered chatbot into generating Windows 7 activation ...

Most pieces of commercial software come with some form of protection to deter unauthorized copying and installation. Although software makers use different methods to achieve this goal, one common ...

Infamous Windows leaker WZOR has been at it again revealing more interesting details about the upcoming Windows 9 OS. Microsoft is set to overhaul the way Windows 9 is activated and will ditch the ...

Sure, Windows 95 is easy to spoof, but OpenAI’s ChatGPT is already proving a pretty handy tool for generating fake and potentially malicious content. Reading time 4 minutes There’s still quite a bit ...