Alex Kochis, director of Genuine Windows, acknowledges that an activation key given to Lenovo for Windows 7 installs has been exposed, distributed on the Internet. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

...to activate Windows 10 which I have installed (so far without key activation) on a separate machine, SSD and motherboard? To explain further: the Windows 7 Ultimate key is a retail one, so it ...

Microsoft has revised the way it authenticates copies of Windows 7, the company announced Thursday. Microsoft is adding to Windows 7 a new signature-based approach for checking if an OS is properly ...

Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy of Windows 7 within 30 days ...

Ugh this kinda sucks but I guess it doesn't really matter. I had a bunch of Windows 7 keys from 2009 that have been great with 10 and 11. I get that this free ride is over but it still sucks. It ...