Microsoft has reportedly removed the ability to activate Windows 11 and Windows 10 without an internet connection.

In a statement to Windows Latest, Microsoft confirmed that it retired the traditional Windows "telephone-based" activation ...

A recorded voice on Microsoft's activation hotline delivers a stark message: "Support for product activation has moved online ...

Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

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

According to an automated message, phone activation of Windows is "currently" unavailable. Microsoft now confirms: It's ...

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Failure to activate Windows will result in watermarks and feature restrictions, which could be bad news for customers who don ...

Windows 11 users running an inactivated copy of the operating system may find that in the future, there's a further penalty exacted on them for failing to activate - and it involves Microsoft's Edge ...

Digital signage is great, until it isn't Bork!Bork!Bork! Windows activation is a tricky thing, particularly for digital ...

In context: Windows activation has been a part of PC users' lives since the Windows XP era, though Microsoft has made things a bit easier with Windows 10 and Windows 11. Now, on a non-activated OS, ...