In an amusing twist that undoubtedly spells the end of some hapless manager's career, Microsoft has accidentally gifted pirates with a free, fully-functioning Windows 8 license key. If you so ...

Right now in our PCWorld Software store you can buy a Windows 10 Pro license for just $69.99, 65% off its typical price of $199.99. Once installed, you can upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for free.

When you upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, or to Windows 11 from Windows 10, a digital license activates the copy of Windows instead of a product key.

Command Prompt (or CMD) is probably the easiest way to find the Windows 10 license key on your computer. For this method, first, launch the Command Prompt as Administrator.

Before you sell or recycle an old computer, you might want to take your Windows license and use it on a different PC. The How-To Geek offers instructions for uninstalling your product key and ...

We tried asking it to “generate a valid Windows 11 key,” only for ChatGPT to respond: “I’m sorry, but generating a valid Windows 11 license key would be illegal and unethical.