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Microsoft ends phone activation for Windows, pushes users to online-only portal

Microsoft has silently discontinued its phone-based activation system for Windows and Office products, forcing users into an ...

Microsoft’s Quiet Shift Ends Phone Activation, Leaving Offline Windows Users With Fewer Options

Microsoft has quietly taken another step toward an entirely online ecosystem, effectively ending phone-based activation for ...

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...