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Windows Activation Error 0x80070520 is one of the many Activation errors users encounter while switching to a new laptop or PC or upgrading to a newer version of ...

Windows Activation is an anti-piracy method from Microsoft that makes sure every copy of Windows OS that’s installed on a computer is genuine. I am sure you must have seen the Windows Activation ...

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

Microsoft has quietly taken another step toward an entirely online ecosystem, effectively ending phone-based activation for ...

The first thing to do is to check Settings, Update & Security, Activation to see if your copy of Windows has been activated. If you see Connect to the Internet to activate Windows, either your network ...

Microsoft has silently discontinued its phone-based activation system for Windows and Office products, forcing users into an ...

So, question about KMS activation, as it relates to Windows 7. We already have a KMS server which activates Windows 2008R2 servers. Works great. So, I want to have a few Windows 7 machines I am ...

If you've just finished putting together a new gaming PC and are reading this, you probably forgot to grab a Windows 10 key. It's understandable. We've all done it, getting carried away with picking ...