A white hat hacker has discovered a clever way to force ChatGPT into giving up Windows product keys, a lengthy string of ...

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I was originally on Windows 8.1 OEM with the embedded product key, I subsequently completed a clean install of windows 10 and cannot activate the product after numerous different ways of trying, I ...

The Windows 95 activation key has a straightforward format. The sequence is in the form of “XXXYY-OEM-NNSSSSS-ZZZZZ” where “XXX” contains any number from 001 to 366, ...

But that’s not the case if your PC came with Windows 8 or 8.1. Microsoft no longer requires manufacturers to put this key on your computer, and the manufacturers as a rule don’t do it.

Select Activation, in the left panel. Here you will see the activation status. If all has gone smoothly, Windows 10 should have taken your Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 product key and activated itself ...

If you install this build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview on a PC and it doesn't automatically activate, you can enter the product key from Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 used to activate ...

Microsoft says it’s investigating reports of Windows activation problems after the company blocked Windows 7 / 8 keys on Windows 10 / 11 installs.