Windows XP Activation Algorithm Finally Resolved, Allows Offline Activation

Windows XP, considered not to die. (photo: dock. voi)

JAKARTA - The activation algorithm for Windows XP, remarkably, is finally successfully solved in total, which allows for fully offline activation. This was reported by The Register (via Ars Technica). A post blog on tiNYApps includes a Reddit post discussing it, but the program that allows it appears to have existed for at least a few months, possibly spread as a trend download.

About who created this software, no one knows in posts on the subreddit, including retroreviewy users, who first shared it and weren't even sure where they got it, speculating that it might come from a trend somewhere.

Meanwhile, someone appears to be reverse engineering the software. A user who calls himself Neo-Desktop uploaded the program to Github and said in a discussion there that they were working to create an open source version.

Microsoft ended official support for Windows XP more than nine years ago, but the operating system is reluctant to shut down. In fact, in 2021, Windows XP is still the most popular operating system in Armenia. In 2019, Forbes detailed a study by SpiceWorks that found that one in three businesses in the United States still has at least one Windows XP computer on their network.

This forced the company to release security updates when there was a serious problem. Remember WannaCry? Windows XP got an update for that in 2017. Similar exploits sparked another update in 2019.

Microsoft has discontinued official support for Windows XP with the main reason being the decision to focus on developing a newer and more sophisticated operating system.

Windows XP was released in 2001 and has gone through more than a decade when Microsoft discontinued its official support in 2014. This operating system has surpassed the life cycle considered reasonable in the tech industry.

Windows XP has a significant security vulnerability as it has been abandoned by Microsoft. After stopping providing regular security updates, this operating system is an easy target for malware attacks and hackers. Concerns about user safety are one of the main reasons why Microsoft encourages users to switch to a newer version of Windows.