Microsoft's February 2026 update will deliver an expanded Cross Device Resume, improved voice tools, and QOL fixes.

There is a new security feature in Windows 11 to protect system files, which was quietly rolled out in the latest update.

Windows supports a host of apps from Microsoft and third-party developers. However, here are some less-known ones that can level up your computing experience.

Recently, there have been discussions and speculation that Windows cannot be activated by phone. When attempting to do so, you receive the message that this is “currently” not possible. Microsoft ...

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 ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has quietly discontinued telephone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the last method to activate Windows without an internet connection. Users calling the ...

Microsoft has ended its phone-based activation for Windows and Office, pushing users to an online-only system requiring a Microsoft account. This change, discovered by a tech enthusiast, impacts older ...

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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 ...

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome ...

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'.

December has only just started, and Microsoft is already busy with the latest set of broken Windows reports, the hangover from the end of Windows 10 and the slow uptake for its replacement. Now the ...