Microsoft says it may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Here's how to protect your privacy.

Press the Shift key five times in succession -- Turns on Sticky keys, which change how shortcuts work so you don't have to press and hold multiple keys to trigger them. For example, under Sticky Keys, ...

Recently, there have been discussions and speculation that Windows cannot be activated by phone. When attempting to do so, you receive the message that this is “currently” not possible. Microsoft ...

Online activation now requires a Microsoft account, forcing users to connect to the internet and use Microsoft's online portal at aka.ms/aoh. Microsoft has not officially announced this change, even ...

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 ...

typosquatting using names that are very similar to the domains used for activation in Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS), an open-source tool that can activate licenses for Windows and Microsoft ...

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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Finding your Windows 7 product key is essential when reinstalling or activating the operating system. If you lost your original packaging or email confirmation, there are several reliable ways to ...

The San Francisco 49ers have dealt with a barrage of injuries in the first half of the season, but they are finally getting one of their best players back at full health. Star tight end George Kittle ...

If your PC has a built-in recovery partition, you can use it to restore the system. Confirm the factory reset process. Wait until the reset completes and the computer restarts. If you forgot your ...