Can you really get Windows and Office for free? These hackers say yes

rob dobi/Getty Images A group of developers who call themselves Massgrave have successfully hacked Microsoft's activation tools for Windows and Office. The collective has uploaded a set of PowerShell scripts to their repository on GitHub, where anyone can download and use the tools to activate any edition of Windows or any perpetual-license Office edition without paying Microsoft's licensing fees. The most recent update includes a module that the group claims will allow users to install Windows 10 security updates after the end of support in October 2025, without paying the hefty fees that Microsoft charges for an Extended Security Update subscription. Also: Can't quit Windows 10? Microsoft will charge for updates next year. Here's how much In a long blog post, a Massgrave developer explained how the group was able to reverse-engineer Microsoft's antipiracy mechanism, the Software Protection Platform. Using a variety of techniques, the scripts can activate PCs running Windows 7/8.x ... Read full article.