As a result, “Non-Genuine Windows is not supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner.” That much we knew already. Microsoft simply doesn’t care to provide security updates if you don’t ...

Microsoft on Friday revealed that the false 'not genuine' notifications and activation failures were not caused by last week's cumulative update or security-only patch for Windows 7. Instead ...

In truth, the phrase Windows Genuine Advantage is somewhat disingenuous in that the majority of the program's advantages actually accrue to Microsoft, not you. Let's be honest about the program ...

Microsoft's operating systems and Office ... proves your copy is genuine for further checks. If your Windows license key is not genuine, however, WGA will notify you and place restrictions on ...

3] If validation fails on genuine Windows 7 while installing Microsoft downloads or Windows Updates, and you receive a message This copy of Windows is not Genuine, accompanied by a validation ...

Johnson did not single out which premium ... Examples of premium features which Microsoft potentially could lock down under Genuine Advantage include Windows Photo Gallery; Windows Media Center ...

Every edition of genuine Windows comes with piracy prevention ... you knew it was a fake when you were buying it, then Microsoft will not swap it for a legitimate version! But if you’ve ...

Microsoft said the intent is not to punish unwitting victims that ... said David Lazar, director for Genuine Windows at Microsoft. Testing for the program began in September 2004 and has been ...

And that applies not only to Canary builds, as it was last month—from now on, only genuine Windows 11 and 10 keys can activate your computer running Microsoft's latest operating system.