Some hacks are unethical, but others are only outsmarting Big Tech, but Microsoft was quick to catch up on the public's use of old product keys from Windows 7 and Windows 8 for its new operating ...

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 ...

You can no longer activate Windows 11 and 10 with older Windows keys. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

At least for now, though, it seems like this change will only apply to future Windows versions. We were able to activate a fresh Windows 11 Pro 22H2 install with a Windows 8 Pro product key as of this ...

Aside from the incredible (if controversial) work generative AI has been doing in entertainment, computing, medicine, and education, users have discovered cheeky ways to get AI-powered chatbots like ...