I am trying to find out how out-of-warranty replacement of OEM motherboards (e.g., Dell, Lenovo, etc) will handled digital product keys. Supposedly, the service provider must "contact Microsoft" to ...

To recall, Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 2015. At the time, it promised to provide users with a free upgrade to Windows 10 within one year. This offer ended on July 29, 2016. In fact, even after ...

I'm a Linux user and I just got a new Dell laptop. I expected it to be normal and, you know, have a sticker with a license key on it. Turns out it does not... So how the heck am I supposed to properly ...

Microsoft confirmed that the company is aware of activation issues on some systems. The problem appeared shortly after Microsoft blocked old Windows 7 and 8 keys from activating Windows 10 and 11.

In an amusing twist that undoubtedly spells the end of some hapless manager's career, Microsoft has accidentally gifted pirates with a free, fully-functioning Windows 8 license key. If you so desire, ...