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Showing 1-12 of 12 results foundBlogger offers Windows antipiracy tool workaround
April 28, 2006 Workaround for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications lets users temporarily disable the antipiracy tool.Microsoft disables Internet Explorer 7 validation process
October 8, 2007 Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox.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.Microsoft's private folders become a public headache
July 17, 2006 Company removes Private Folders 1.0 from site following outcry. But the add-on remains available through the weekend, into Monday.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 confirms Vista OEM hack
April 12, 2007 Hack may allow users to bypass antipiracy feature, but no action is planned yet, according to a post on the Windows Genuine Advantage blog.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.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.Microsoft faces second WGA lawsuit
July 5, 2006 Plaintiffs in latest lawsuit say antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program acts as "spyware."Patch service shuts after Microsoft request
August 29, 2007 AutoPatcher project "probably history," its project manager says, leaving Microsoft to be sole distributor of its software updates.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"
