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Microsoft has unexpectedly removed the last remaining method for activating Windows without an internet connection.

There were a few ways to activate Windows 11/10 officially. However, Microsoft has now apparently killed one such way without ...

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it ...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for home after concluding a “substantive” visit to Oman, during which the two nations inked a milestone free trade agreement. Modi was seen off by Sayyid ...

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