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April 28, 2006 Workaround for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications lets users temporarily disable the antipiracy tool. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, workaround, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

April 24, 2006 Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, alert, Automatic Update, antipiracy, copy, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

June 27, 2006 Along with a new release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, Microsoft shares how to remove the controversial antipiracy tool. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, Automatic Update, representative, Microsoft Corp., software company, instruction, uninstall, security, Microsoft Windows

August 6, 2005 Yet another way emerges to bypass Microsoft's validation tool meant to stop people with the pirated OS from getting downloads. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, piracy, representative, ActiveX, check, Microsoft Corp., software company, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, hack, reader, Microsoft Corp., method, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

July 29, 2005 Hackers publish a second way to bypass Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, its newly launched antipiracy software. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, JavaScript, method, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

July 5, 2006 Plaintiffs in latest lawsuit say antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program acts as "spyware." TAGS: lawsuit, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows

June 8, 2006 Company vows to notify people better about Windows Genuine Advantage's check-in feature, as a critic likens it to spyware. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, blog posting, company representative, blog, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

May 22, 2006 Microsoft antipiracy exec says the company would rather educate than punish users of pirated software. TAGS: antipiracy, asset management, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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