Microsoft has successfully managed to kill a popular free offline way to illegally activate Windows 11 and 10.

Known as the KMS38 activator, the open-source tool was created by a group called Massgrave, where MAS stands for Microsoft Activation Scripts. It was widely regarded ...

This article, updated to reflect Windows 10 version 2004 (aka May 2020 Update), covers the most common scenarios you're likely to encounter when installing, reinstalling, and activating Windows 10. Is ...

When Microsoft first launched the Windows operating system, installing it was only a matter of copying the program onto a disk. You didn't have to verify your copy of Windows. Starting with Windows XP ...

A funny thing happens when you look for a product key in Windows 10 after doing the free upgrade: You won’t find them. In Windows 10, utilities like Magical Jelly Bean KeyFinder or Belarc Advisor ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Most people who have upgraded to Windows 10 have done so via the free one-year offer for older ...