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

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Microsoft has quietly killed an offline option to activate Windows 10 and 11: phone activation. According to Neowin, the ...

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

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

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

According to Neowin, Microsoft has killed the final method for activating Windows without an internet connection—that is, ...

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

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

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it ...

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