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

According to Neowin, Microsoft has killed the final method for activating Windows without an internet connection—that is, activation by telephone. It appears to have been discontinued a few days ago.

So let's say I wanted to activate my copy of Windows XP without connecting to the Internet first. Yay, there's a phone option for that. Let's say, hypothetically, I anticipated wanting to reinstall ...

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 ...