Microsoft has effectively retired phone-based product activation for Windows and Office, closing off another offline path ...

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

There were a few ways to activate Windows 11/10 officially. However, Microsoft has now apparently killed one such way without ...

Some Windows users are in a quandary. Since Windows 10 ceased to receive support from Oct. 14, the only way to avoid moving to Windows 11 (if the hardware allowed), was to sign up to Extended Security ...

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If the “Change product key” link is missing from your Windows 11 activation settings, you’re not alone. This issue can appear after hardware changes, major Windows updates, or when activation files ...

Here’s how you can try and fix iOS 26 ‘Could Not Activate iPhone Activation Error’ after updating your iPhone to latest version. Whenever major iOS release comes, there are some issues which people ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update from being delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Introduced almost twenty years ago, ...