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Showing 1-8 of 8 results foundBlogger offers Windows antipiracy tool workaround
April 28, 2006 Workaround for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications lets users temporarily disable the antipiracy tool.Microsoft piracy check comes calling
April 24, 2006 Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy.Microsoft: Here's how to halt WGA alerts
June 27, 2006 Along with a new release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, Microsoft shares how to remove the controversial antipiracy tool.Fighting Microsoft's piracy check
June 20, 2006 The software pushes ahead with a piracy check tool for Windows as some users complain about system troubles and unwanted data collection.Microsoft's antipiracy tool phones home daily
June 8, 2006 Company vows to notify people better about Windows Genuine Advantage's check-in feature, as a critic likens it to spyware.Microsoft faces second WGA lawsuit
July 5, 2006 Plaintiffs in latest lawsuit say antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program acts as "spyware."Doing battle with pirates, thieves and flaws
July 5, 2006 The tug-of-war between software makers and those who'd steal or break their software, and between users and those who'd steal their identities.Counting the cost of counterfeiting
May 22, 2006 Microsoft antipiracy exec says the company would rather educate than punish users of pirated software. Sponsored matches for "Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage"
