Ars Technica

KMS host key to activate Windows 8.1

I propped up a Windows 8.1 Enterprise machine and I want to activate it through my KMS server. I believe I have the relevant update applied (KB2885698) but I'm having trouble finding the correct host ...
Android Authority

This open-source tool can activate practically every Windows and Office release

Popular Windows activator tool MAS (Microsoft Activation Scripts) has been updated to v3.0 with TSforge, the developer group’s most powerful activation exploit yet. With TSforge, MAS can activate ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft says you can’t activate Windows 10/11 with old Windows 7/8 keys anymore

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 ...
PC World

It’s official: Upgrades using Windows 7 and 8 keys are dead

Microsoft warned us last month that our favorite Windows upgrade loophole was over, but now it’s official: The activation servers no longer let you use Windows 7 or 8 license keys to activate Windows ...

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...
SlashGear

How To Activate Windows 10 Or Windows 11

When Microsoft first launched the Windows operating system, installing it was only a matter of copying the program onto a disk. You didn't have to verify your copy of Windows. Starting with Windows XP ...