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Solved Has Microsoft stopped product activation by phone ??
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I have read somewhere that we are no longer able to activate Windows or other Microsoft products by phone.
Instead, we must go to the web site 'aka.ms/aoh' to activate products. I have visited this site and this is the web page I encountered.
I haven't gone any further than this as I did not have anything to activate at the moment. Is anybody aware of this ?
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In the end, it truly does not matter.
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Yes, it was reported a few months back and made effective last month, or so.
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@OAT Thanks. I learned it now. Better late than never.
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Windows 11 Pro build 26200.8524
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Built
CPU
Intel i7-4790
Motherboard
Asus H97 Pro Gamer with add-on TPM1.2 module
Memory
Teams DDR3-1600 4x4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
Sound Card
Realtek ALC1150
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell P2425D
Screen Resolution
2560 by 1440 pixels
Hard Drives
Corsair NVMe M.2 Core XT 1000 GB (Windows 11 v.25H2); Samsung SATA Evo 870 500 GB (Windows 11 v.25H2);
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Corsair HX850
Case
Gigabyte Solo 210
Cooling
Zalman CNPS7X Tower
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Microsoft AIO Wireless (includes touchpad)
Mouse
HP S1000 Plus Wireless
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500 Mb fiber optic
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Chrome; MS Edge
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Windows Defender
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MacOS 12 Monterey
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Laptop
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Apple Macbook Air
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Intel Core i5
Memory
8 GB
Graphics card(s)
Intel integrated
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1440 by 900 pixels
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128 GB
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Microsoft Wireless
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802.11 ac
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Chrome; Safari
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I don't think MS making this change to the activation of Windows is a big deal. I own licenses to heaps of other apps and a few games and cannot think of any other software developer/vendor that I deal with who uses the phone as a primary method of activation.
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