Windows XP Genuine Key Algorithm Cracked 22 Years After It Was Released: Free Offline Activation

Fast Technology, May 26th, still remember the Windows XP system?

Released in 2001, it ushered in a historic moment in its 22nd year, when the activation algorithm was declared cracked.

The hacker announced on tinyapps that the algorithm used by Microsoft to verify the Windows XP genuine key has been cracked and reverse engineered a tool called xp_activate32.exe, which can now generate valid activation codes for WinXP in a completely offline state.

Of course, all this is of little significance. Microsoft shut down all the online activation servers of WinXP. However, it is said that the telephone activation method is still available.

Today, Microsoft has long since ended all support for the XP system, and even after upgrading the built-in IE browser to IE8, it has been banned from visiting many websites including Microsoft’s official website.

However, I believe that there are still a small number of XP users in the world who are still persisting, and there are even mutual assistance communities on the Internet, where everyone studies each other which software can continue to be used, such as Opera 36 browser, Avast free version, etc.

PS: If you are interested, you can find this tool, the size is 18KB, SHA-256: 5a4bcac5a50eb5113dd6a2f88c35ebdb709c4df8a792c71ad03ea347afaced52