I have a copy of Windows XP Pro and I have lost the product key. I need to install this on a new machine now, but I cannot. Does anyone know where this product key is kept on the Windows XP system and ...

The product activation algorithm was cracked “some time ago," The Register says, and in 2019 an open-source key generator was released that allowed for the printing of “endless Windows XP keys.” Last ...

It has never been too hard for someone with the right amount of time, desperation, or flexible scruples to get around Windows XP’s activation scheme. And yet XP activation, the actual encrypted ...

2010 has not been kind to Microsoft's security team. In under a month's time, we've seen Microsoft address a bug that was supposed to fix an ancient exploit but instead caused more headaches, all ...

The source code for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and other Microsoft operating systems have been published online this week. The OS sources were leaked online as a 42.9 GB torrent file on 4chan, ...

Windows 10 security: 'So good, it can block zero-days without being patched' Systems running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update were shielded from two exploits even before Microsoft had issued patches ...