Microsoft has unexpectedly removed the last remaining method for activating Windows without an internet connection.

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Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it ...

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Black flag down: Microsoft has closed an activation loophole that was widely used by software pirates to run Windows and Office without a legitimate license. The group behind the activation tool has ...

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...

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After leading the NFL in sacks during the preseason, Austin Booker is in position to make his awaited regular-season debut for first-year Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen. The Bears ...

Valve’s Steam client is pretty widely compatible with all kinds of newer and older operating systems—that’s what you do when you want as many people as possible spending their money in your store. But ...

Future versions of Steam will run on 64-bit versions of Windows only. Future versions of Steam will run on 64-bit versions of Windows only. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

The team announced that they activated former Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins. He will not have an injury status for Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, according to a team ...

You can download Google Chrome for Windows 7 with this method. No complex steps or redirection to a third party app. It downloads Chrome straight from the Google ...