The score was Pirates 1, Microsoft 0, but Redmond has tied it up. Microsoft has blacklisted the Lenovo OEM master key that leaked earlier this week, explaining that "Windows 7 already includes an ...

When Windows comes preinstalled on a computer, it has a license designated for Original Equipment Manufacturers. This OEM license only works to run Windows on the computer it came with, determined by ...

Microsoft seems to have an every-other-version curse. We’re not sure how much of this is confirmation bias, but consider the track record of releases. Windows 95 was game-changing, Windows 98 famously ...

Windows 7 Original Equipment Manufacturer is a version of the Windows operating system available to computer manufacturers and companies that build computer systems. A company can purchase Windows 7 ...

Popular online retailer Newegg divulged details today on the OEM pricing of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7. For those of you looking to grab an OEM license of the admirable new operating system, you ...

Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news: Microsoft blacklists Lenovo's leaked Windows 7 OEM Key: Back to square one. Microsoft has responded to pirates by blacklisting Lenovo's leaked ...

A new Microsoft website has just made life a little easier for anyone who's ever purchased a retail copy of Windows 7. If your original installation DVD has been damaged or lost, you can now download ...

PC manufacturers like HP, Dell, Asus, etc., offer the Windows OS with a built-in Product Key that can be activated right away. This is called as the Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM key. It ...