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Showing 1-20 of 20 results foundBlogger offers Windows antipiracy tool workaround
April 28, 2006 Workaround for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications lets users temporarily disable the 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: 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.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 to ease up on piracy check-ins
June 9, 2006 Antipiracy tool will reduce check-ins to biweekly, instead of after each boot-up, and will stop checking-in entirely later this year.Microsoft to use comics in antipiracy campaign
January 22, 2007 Software giant has been expanding its antipiracy campaign since mid-2005, but can't yet say whether efforts are paying off.Images: Which copy of XP is the fake?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 to lock pirates out of Vista PCs
October 4, 2006 Antipiracy tech to shut people out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation.Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category
February 28, 2007 The company's antipiracy software adds a "yellow state" for times when it just can't tell if software is genuine.Image: A 'maybe pirate'In the home stretch toward Vista
October 9, 2006 With the release of the Windows upgrade still set for January, Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on its OS transition.Microsoft set to push out updated antipiracy tool
November 29, 2006 New version of WGA Notifications tool includes added changes in response to continued criticism of Microsoft over the software.Vista Views: Putting PCs on hold over piracy
October 6, 2006 Readers pitch on whether Microsoft is doing the right thing in using lockouts to enforce its antipiracy measures.Counting the cost of counterfeiting
May 22, 2006 Microsoft antipiracy exec says the company would rather educate than punish users of pirated software.Hollywood, Microsoft align on new Windows
August 30, 2005 Vista, the next version of the operating system, has unprecedented features for guarding against video piracy. FAQ: Vista's strong, new antipiracy protectionsMicrosoft makes copying Vista a monster task
March 30, 2007 From the box to the code, Redmond is clamping down, forcing pirates to go to greater lengths to create "Frankenbuilds" that can evade detection. Photo: Staying ahead of piratesMicrosoft faces second WGA lawsuit
July 5, 2006 Plaintiffs in latest lawsuit say antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program acts as "spyware."Microsoft gets tough on Office fakers
October 27, 2006 People who can't validate their Office software as licensed will be denied access to add-ons and updates, the company says.Microsoft limits Vista transfers
October 16, 2006 Retail buyers of the OS will only be able to legally transfer the software once. After that, it's back to the store to buy a new copy.Microsoft draws fire for stealth test program
June 13, 2006 Company has turned Windows users into guinea pigs by sending an unfinished antipiracy tool out as a "high priority" update. Images: WGA screenshotsWeek in review: Microsoft metamorphosis
June 23, 2006 As summer sizzles, the game of musical chairs at Microsoft is heating up as well. Sponsored matches for "Microsoft Windows"
