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  1. Microsoft silently kills the last way to activate Windows ...

    5 days ago · In summary: PCWorld reports that Microsoft has quietly discontinued telephone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the last method to activate Windows without an …

  2. Microsoft Quietly Kills Phone Activation for Windows and ...

    4 days ago · For more than two decades, Microsoft offered a simple and discreet way to activate Windows and Office without the internet: phone activation. That option is now gone. Since late …

  3. Need to activate Windows? Microsoft just eliminated ... - ZDNET

    4 days ago · Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has …

  4. Microsoft quietly kills Windows phone activation| Cybernews

    5 days ago · Key takeaways: Microsoft has discontinued phone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the offline activation option. Online activation now requires a Microsoft account, …

  5. Microsoft confirms it just killed a unique and useful way to ...

    1 day ago · Yep, you can no longer activate Windows by phone, confirms Microsoft. However, offline activation remains possible via another method.

  6. Microsoft Ends Two‑Decade‑Old Offline Phone Activation for ...

    5 days ago · Table of Contents 1. Windows Activation Goes Online-Only as Microsoft Ends offline Validation 2. From telephone to online activation 3. Impact on households and offline devices …

  7. Microsoft Ends Offline Activation for Windows 10 and 11 ...

    6 days ago · Microsoft has quietly discontinued offline activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating phone-based methods and mandating online processes with Microsoft accounts. …