A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...

Brian Freeman found a flaw in my article Reinstall Windows when you’ve lost your reinstall disc or partition. I told readers that “when it comes time to activate Windows, use the activation number on ...

This post features solutions to fix the Windows Activation Error 0x8007251D. This error code usually occurs while trying to activate Windows, indicating a problem ...

It's probably fair to say that a good number of PC enthusiasts have pirated a copy of Windows once upon a time. It's also probably fair to say that a certain number of folks have had the thought "I'll ...

Some Windows 10 users are having problems with their Pro licenses today, as users on the company's Community Forums and Reddit are reporting that their Windows 10 Pro systems are saying they are not ...

Microsoft on Friday updated its advice to Windows 10 Pro edition users frustrated by a recent activation glitch, suggesting that the problem will get automatically resolved in a day. Here's ...

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 ...

Microsoft is working on a fix for a bug in its activation server that has caused Windows 10 Pro machines to report that their license has not been activated. The issue was causing panic for some ...

I have a windows 7 license. I used it for the mac mini I had for HTPC and likely upgraded it to W10. When I got the new 12600K, I transferred the license to that without issues. Then my new ...

On January 8th, 2019, Windows 7 machines that were activated through Key Management Service (KMS) started receiving a "Windows is not genuine" notification indicating that the Windows license was not ...

Before going through these solutions, the first thing you need to make sure of is that you have the correct product key. This problem is usually faced by those with ...