The New York Giants have designated tight end Darren Waller for return from injured reserve, allowing him to practice with the team and potentially be activated within the next 21 days. Waller, who has been out since Week Eight with a hamstring injury, is second on the team in catches and receiving yards. The Giants must activate him by Saturday in order for him to play against the Saints on Sunday.
The Denver Broncos have designated tight end Greg Dulcich for return from injured reserve, giving hope for his potential return to the offense. Dulcich, a 2022 third-round pick, has appeared in two games this season but exited both due to hamstring injuries. If activated, he would count as the fourth activation from IR for the Broncos this season. Dulcich has three catches for 25 yards in limited playing time this year.
Cornerback Pepe Williams has been activated from injured reserve by the Baltimore Ravens after recovering from offseason ankle surgery, allowing him to rejoin the team for the remainder of the season. Williams, a fourth-round pick last year, recorded 24 tackles and two passes defensed in 14 games during his rookie season.
The Houston Texans are activating cornerback Derek Stingley from injured reserve ahead of their game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Stingley, who has been out since Week Two with a hamstring injury, returned to practice this week and is set to bolster the Texans' secondary. In order to make room for Stingley on the roster, the team is cutting tackle Austin Deculus. Additionally, kicker Matt Ammendola will be elevated from the practice squad due to Ka'imi Fairbairn's quad injury.
Microsoft has closed the loophole that allowed users to upgrade from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 11 for free by blocking the activation of Windows 7 and 8 keys on Windows 11. While previously activated machines will still work, users attempting to activate Windows 11 with a Windows 7 key will receive an error message. This change means that those looking to upgrade to Windows 11 will now need to purchase a legitimate Windows 11 key.
TiVo has disabled the software needed to activate its TiVo Stream 4K Android TV stick, leaving new users unable to set up the device. The issue arose after TiVo took its customer service portal offline for a few days. While the service is expected to be back up and running on July 5, this has caused inconvenience for customers who recently purchased the device or reset it. In the meantime, affected users may consider the Chromecast with Google TV as an alternative option.
The activation algorithm for Windows XP has been completely cracked, allowing for totally offline activation. The program allowing it has apparently existed for at least several months, possibly floating in the ether as a torrent download. Microsoft ended official support for Windows XP just over nine years ago, but the OS refuses to die. In fact, as recently as 2021, the Windows XP remained the most popular operating system in Armenia.
Hackers have fully cracked the activation algorithm from Windows XP, allowing anyone to activate the system, even while offline, and despite the retirement of Microsoft’s Windows XP activation servers. However, mainstream versions of Windows XP exited support in April 2014, and using it on the internet today is not safe. This crack is for a small enthusiast community interested in running Windows XP free and clear, preferably in a virtual machine with no online connection.
The algorithm and methods Microsoft uses to validate Windows XP product keys have been defeated, and it is now possible to activate new Windows XP installations without an internet connection. An open-source key generator was released in 2019 that could output "endless Windows XP keys," but it required external activation services to complete the installation of the OS. Last year, someone shared a Windows executable that can calculate and generate the confirmation ID codes needed to complete the installation process, all offline. This month, that open-source key generator was fixed up to work on Linux.
The algorithm and methods Microsoft uses to validate Windows XP product keys have been defeated, and it is now possible to activate new Windows XP installations without an internet connection. An open-source key generator was released in 2019 that could output "endless Windows XP keys," but it required external activation services to complete the installation of the OS. Last year, someone shared a Windows executable that can calculate and generate the confirmation ID codes needed to complete the installation process, all offline. This month, that open-source key generator was fixed up to work on Linux. However, it is not recommended to run Windows XP, especially not on anything that is connected to the internet.
