After the update, WGA notifications for XP will be the same as they are for Windows Vista service pack 1, said Alex Kochis, senior product manager in the Windows Genuine Advantage group, in a Tuesday ...

Microsoft has renamed its anti-piracy technology and, starting with Windows 7, will downplay the components that enraged users in the past, a company manager said Thursday. Windows Genuine Advantage, ...

Microsoft in mid-2005 will put a piracy lock on two of its download Web sites, requiring all Windows XP and Windows 2000 users to validate their copy of Windows as ...

When some people use Windows without paying for it, Microsoft's honest customers wind up covering their tab. And they don't just pay for it in higher prices that reflect losses due to theft. The ...

According to Debasis Mohanty, an independent vulnerability researcher attributed with discovering a number of vulnerabilities, who posted a proof-of-concept walk-through in Word format on the Full ...

Chinese users will receive the latest update to Windows 7 activation technology months later than users elsewhere, as Microsoft tries a softer approach to fighting software piracy in China. Users ...

From now on, customers looking to get the latest add-ons to Windows will have to verify that their copy of the operating system is legit. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several ...

Microsoft has renamed its anti-piracy technology and, starting with Windows 7, will downplay the components that enraged users in the past, a company manager said today. Windows Genuine Advantage, or ...

Chinese users will receive the latest update to Windows 7 activation technology months later than users elsewhere, as Microsoft tries a softer approach to fighting software piracy in China. Users ...