Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy of Windows 7 within 30 days ...

If you've installed Windows 7 (or Vista) but still don't have a product key, you'll eventually end up with an activation nag screen and "reduced functionality" until you get a proper key. Still not ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A new method has been discovered and implemented by hackers to get around product activation in ...

There are plenty of people, for plenty of reasons, who really don’t want to sign into their copy of Windows 11 using a Microsoft account, no matter how seamless an experience this brings to the ...

Microsoft will be releasing “Windows Activation Technologies (WAT) Update for Windows 7” which, as its name implies, is an update for WAT, the set of built-in activation and validation components, in ...

Microsoft announced plans to improve efforts to combat piracy of its flagship desktop operating system. An update is coming soon to guard against activation exploits and defend Microsoft, and ...