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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, ...

Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets. By Camille Baker Starting on Jan. 4, ...

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 ...

It has been more than 20 odd days since Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10. The final patch KB5066791 was dropped for Windows 10 users on October 14. Thankfully though, Microsoft ...

iPhone users on iOS 26, iMessage activation may be blocked by an inactive SIM — here's how to fix it. Some users are finding that they can't activate iMessage with their phone number. This results in ...

Whether you were building a mechanic's tool kit for maintaining a car or shopping for woodworking power tools to advance your skills, those of you in Canada may have purchased products from KMS Tools ...

The “Product Activation Failed” error in Microsoft Word and other Office applications (such as Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) occurs when the software cannot verify its ...

Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion ...

In the digital age, where software reigns supreme, seamless activation has become paramount. Software activation ensures that users have access to all the features and functionalities of their ...