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

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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 ...

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

First, let’s use the Slmgr command to access your license information. To do so, run the following command in CMD. The command will give you a brief description of your license information along with ...