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

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Failure to activate Windows will result in watermarks and feature restrictions, which could be bad news for customers who don ...

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

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