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

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

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 ...

By all accounts, Microsoft isn't letting you activate Windows from your phone anymore, so make sure you have an internet connection.

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

Microsoft confirms a server-side bug broke Store-based app activation, affecting apps like Notepad with 0x803F8001 error.

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

Windows 10 can still receive security-only updates after end of support through Extended Security Updates (ESU). If your PC ...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 test build is not about eye-catching features, it's about engineering. With the release of ...

Internal emails, texts, slide decks, and deposition testimony show how Microsoft went from being sidelined at OpenAI’s ...

In the current Insider Preview for Windows 11 25H2, Microsoft is testing the ability to make the Copilot app uninstallable.

Microsoft has taken another step in its effort to keep users constantly connected, quietly eliminating one of the oldest and most useful activation methods — phone activation. Until now, this method ...