For more than two decades, Microsoft offered a simple and discreet way to activate Windows and Office without the internet: phone activation. That option is now gone. Since late December 2025, ...

Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has typically offered a few ...

Customers have noticed Microsoft's phone lines aren't supporting Windows phone activation anymore Support documentation still indicates it's possible despite ongoing struggles Looks like you now need ...

Microsoft has reportedly removed the ability to activate Windows 11 and Windows 10 without an internet connection. The change affects official offline activation methods that allow users to enable a ...

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 ...

Wrestling icon John Cena surprised WWE officials and fans by going off-script during a Netflix broadcast, presenting a handwritten tribute to rival AJ Styles. Cena later apologized, admitting he acted ...

The company’s new approach is that anything touching Microsoft services is eligible for a bug bounty, regardless of its source. Today’s AI-enabled attackers are agnostic: They’re not limiting ...

Microsoft is tightening security around its Entra ID sign-in process by blocking external script injection, a move that could force some orgs to rethink their browser extension strategies. The update, ...

Microsoft will introduce a new Content Security Policy for Microsoft Entra ID in October 2026. The measure is intended to prevent cross-site scripting. Microsoft advises organizations not to use ...

Microsoft has made another major move in its long-running battle against unauthorized Windows activations. With the November Patch Tuesday update, the company quietly disabled KMS38—the famous offline ...