By all accounts, Microsoft isn't letting you activate Windows from your phone anymore, so make sure you have an internet connection.

In a statement to Windows Latest, Microsoft confirmed that it retired the traditional Windows "telephone-based" activation ...

Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has quietly discontinued telephone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the last method to activate Windows without an internet connection. Users calling the ...

A recorded voice on Microsoft's activation hotline delivers a stark message: "Support for product activation has moved online ...

According to an automated message, phone activation of Windows is "currently" unavailable. Microsoft now confirms: It's history.

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 ...

Windows Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. 1] Are you using the right product key? Make ...

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 ...