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Time to say goodbye from all of us at bit-tech.net

November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Microsoft simplifies EULA language, ditches grace period

Microsoft has simplified its licensing language, but has also ditched the activation grace period.

August 21, 2012 | 10:20

BioShock 2 DRM detailed in full

2K has fully explained how DRM will work for the upcoming BioShock 2.

January 22, 2010 | 11:19

Microsoft phasing out Windows Genuine Advantage

Microsoft reveals reveals that its Windows Genuine Advantage system will be replaced with Windows Activation Technologies in Windows 7 and Vista.

May 8, 2009 | 15:41

Microsoft extends Win 7 download cap

By way of apology for the messed-up beta launch, Microsoft has removed the download cap - originally set at 2.5 million - for the Windows 7 beta.

January 12, 2009 | 10:10

BioShock copy protection fix released

The BioShock Activation Revoke Tool has been officially released and should hopefully fix a lot of the copy protection problems that people have had with the game.

October 15, 2007 | 09:54

BioShock activation will be removed in the future

Ken Levine, BioShock's Lead Designer, has said that the game's online activation will be removed in the future.

August 26, 2007 | 18:14

DVD Jon cracks iPhone activation

DVD Jon claims to have managed to unlock some of the iPhone's functionality without activating the device with AT&T.

July 6, 2007 | 15:03

Vista brute force activation hack is a hoax?

The Vista brute force activation hack that turned up last week may turn out to be a hoax after the creator claimed that the hack was nothing more than a scam. However, there's a twist...

March 5, 2007 | 11:47

No more clean installs for Vista upgraders

End users buying upgrade versions of Windows Vista will no longer be able to use the disc to install a clean version of the operating system.

January 29, 2007 | 07:52

Vista activation cracked

Hackers have found a way to prevent the 30-day countdown-to-activation timer from, well, counting down. Microsoft coders groan.

January 2, 2007 | 16:00

Microsoft clarifies Vista activation to bit-tech hacks

We get on the blower to MS and find out what is really happening with the WGA activation in Windows Vista. It turns out that enthusiasts aren't in trouble after all.

October 26, 2006 | 12:16

Vista Volume Licenses Changed

Microsoft is set to change the way that it does its Corporate Volume Licensing when Windows Vista is released. This is an attempt to crack down on pirated versions of the operating system.

June 29, 2006 | 11:51