A product key is a sequence of alphanumeric characters used to certify if the copy of a program or software is genuine. For example, Microsoft uses a 25-character alphanumeric key to identify the ...

You might know your version of Windows (i.e., Windows Home or Windows Pro), and hopefully you knew how to get Windows for cheap or even free, but do you know if it ...

Newegg was offering a $99 Windows 10 Home license this weekend, not sure if it was limited to specific email subscribers. If you don't want to pay ~$120-130 for a reliable reseller or direct from ...

Windows upgrade licenses are expensive. Do they have an expiration date? That's a question I get often from people who own older PCs/laptops running Windows 10 Pro. If you replace that PC or laptop ...

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So I just got a watermark on the bottom right corner of my screen saying that I need to activate Windows. This is odd but I updated video card drivers about 30 minutes ago. So I go to settings to see ...

Earlier this month, Microsoft finally ended the promo that allowed Windows 7 and 8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Besides blocking the upgrade path, the change affected Windows 11's ...

Microsoft has decided to stop selling Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro licenses on its website. Windows 10 remains the most popular version of the Windows operating system in use today, but ...