Windows product keys are almost (but not quite) a thing of the past. With Windows 10, Microsoft has rewritten the rules for how it performs product activation on retail upgrades of Windows, including ...

Product keys for Windows 8 computers aren't printed on a sticker. They're encrypted in the BIOS. How might that affect you? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

While installing Windows 11/10 as a clean install on your device, you might have come across an error stating that The product key entered does not match any of the ...

Piracy is one of the major problems faced by not only software developers but also consumers. Microsoft Windows OS is one of the most pirated software in the internet world. For Windows 10, Microsoft ...

Anyone want to help me win an argument…or maybe make me look stupid? I'm in an ongoing argument elsewhere about the circumstances under which Windows product keys can be stored in the BIOS of a system ...

Those purchasing Windows 8 PCs are noticing that the small "Certificate of Authenticity" that is normally home to the product key is missing, and instead a "Genuine Microsoft" label has replaced it.

For a few years I've had a Microsoft Action Pack. I used the software mainly for my PC side-business and computer website (testing, home office, etc.). <BR><BR>However, I've since sold the website and ...

Have you ever had your computer crash beyond repair? When this happens, the natural response is to purchase a new one, but what happens to your important software ...

Call it the legacy of Microsoft’s Vista operating system. PC users upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 have run into a variety of hair pulling problems since last Thursday when Windows 7 ...