Microsoft Copilot provides Windows 11 activation bypass instructions
Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot reportedly provided instructions for using the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool to activate Windows 11 without a license key. The issue was reported on Reddit in late February 2025 and remained unfixed days later.
What happened
When users asked Microsoft Copilot "Is there a script to activate Windows 11?", the chatbot provided execution commands for the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) open-source tool, along with advice to run it in PowerShell and to avoid malicious URLs.
The issue was reported on Reddit on February 26, 2025, and garnered over 4,000 upvotes. As of the article publication date, Microsoft had not patched the issue despite two days passing.
Reported impact
The incident enables users to bypass Windows 11 licensing requirements and activate the operating system without a valid license key.
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