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ChatGPT falls for another Windows license key scam — generating valid codes in a guessing game after a researcher "gives up"

Just last week, I reported on ChatGPT falling for the "dead grandma" scam. Multiple users leveraged the technique to trick the sophisticated AI-powered chatbot into generating Windows 7 activation ...
The Verge

Microsoft has closed the free Windows 11 loophole — Windows 7 keys no longer work

The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have to buy a legit Windows 11 key. The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have to buy ...
The Verge

Microsoft investigating Windows activation issues after closing a key loophole

Microsoft closed a Windows 7 / 8 key loophole last month, and now people are experiencing issues reactivating some Windows 10 / 11 installs. Microsoft closed a Windows 7 / 8 key loophole last month, ...
PC World

Redditor tricks ChatGPT into giving Windows 7 keys with grandma story

Every now and then, you hear strange stories of people trying to trick ChatGPT. Sometimes they threaten the AI; other times they invent absurd scenarios to get content ChatGPT is programmed not to ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft says you can’t activate Windows 10/11 with old Windows 7/8 keys anymore

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 ...