Microsoft today said it will soon will feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70 different activation cracks.

Microsoft Word's password-protect functionality is designed to prevent edits and modification to templates and other important documents. However, it can be a real pain if you need to edit or ...

Windows Vista users will get an update from Microsoft within the next week that detects two cracks used to activate pirated copies of the operating system.

A Windows user was surprised by Microsoft support staff using an unofficial script to 'crack' his Windows install.

How to Activate Microsoft Word 2007. Once you have installed Microsoft Word 2007 on your computer, you can run the program 25 times without activating it. Word then switches to Reduced ...

Conspiracy theorists and suspicious security experts have said for years that Microsoft cooperates with the National Security Agency, handing over reams of data to help the NSA decrypt communications.