Windows remains functional without activation, but you'll be locked out of personalization and other non-essential features until it's addressed.

You can successfully fix Activation Error Code 0x80041024 on Windows 11/10 computers by following the suggestions laid down in this post.

Should you activate Windows? While it's completely safe to use Windows 10 or 11 without activating, I wouldn't suggest doing that because there are plenty of benefits to getting a licensed version.

Facepalm: Microsoft is investigating a new activation issue that is affecting many Windows 10 and 11 PCs. The problem seems to have cropped up last month after the company pushed out an update to ...

Older Windows 7 and Windows 8 keys will no longer activate Windows 10 or Windows 11, Microsoft has announced.

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 ...

Microsoft has released the KB5048652 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, which contains six fixes, including a fix that prevented Windows 10 from activating when you change a device's motherboard.

You may get the Windows Activation Error Code 0x8007023E during activation on your Windows 11/10 device. Here are working fixes to resolve the issue.