Update 2-Nov: In response to complaints from enthusiasts, Microsoft revised the terms of its license agreement. For more details, see ""=""> Update 16-Oct: For additional information about the new ...

Microsoft has reportedly removed the ability to activate Windows 11 and Windows 10 without an internet connection.

Microsoft published a few licensing details this month about its forthcoming Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 products. The documents are noteworthy not just for providing licensing details, ...

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Navigating Microsoft’s complex rules and programs for software licensing has been notoriously difficult for businesses — a pain point not lost on the company, which for years has said it is trying to ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft has quietly added a new wrinkle to its Windows 8 ...

You will see the license displayed below OA3xOriginalProductKey. Mine has been shown above in the image as X ——– M. Copy it elsewhere safely. Now you may proceed. Open an elevated Command Prompt. To ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft Corp. is simplifying the licensing for Windows ...

The Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) is the vendor's attempt to more clearly spell out Windows licensing terms for its refurbisher partners, who operate in a market that refurbishes and resells ...

Last week, in the wrap-up for a post about WGA, I offered five suggestions I’d like to see incorporated into Vista and especially into Windows 7. Number 1 on the list was a request to make Windows ...

In the 2012 edition, Enterprise and Small Business Server are both going away. Four new versions of Windows Server remain with the new release, which could be released to manufacturing real soon now.