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To date, with its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy programs, Microsoft (MSFT) has targeted consumers. Windows and Office users have been required to validate their ...

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Microsoft has reportedly removed the ability to activate Windows 11 and Windows 10 without an internet connection.

There's been a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage, with several security experts declaring it to be spyware or spyware-like. To make things worse, a software worm that disguises ...

In the past, not having a Genuine Windows installation meant that you couldn’t change your background picture or do anything but back up your information. A pop-up screen would surface periodically, ...

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Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software is installed on computers running Windows XP via Microsoft’s online update services. For most XP users, that means Automatic Updates, which Microsoft has ...

Microsoft’s offer of free Windows 10 upgrades for software pirates may have some strings attached after all. Shortly after Microsoft revealed that it will allow upgrades for “non-genuine” copies of ...