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Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band security updates to patch a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The security feature bypass vulnerability, tracked ...

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Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows and Office that served as a reliable fallback for users for over two decades. Indeed, the "slui 4" command ...

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For more than two decades, Microsoft offered a simple and discreet way to activate Windows and Office without the internet: phone activation. That option is now gone. Since late December 2025, ...

Phone activation for Windows has been discontinued. You'll have to use an online portal to activate Windows. The portal requires a Microsoft or business account. Microsoft has typically offered a few ...