Product activation and validation in Windows 7 is built off the same Software Protection Platform that was introduced with Windows Vista. Microsoft claims the technology is much better than the one in ...

Still unpopular, Microsoft has decided to rebrand WGA in Windows 7 and make some tweaks along the way. Without citing specific complaints or cases, Joe Williams of Microsoft has admitted that customer ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Microsoft today said it will soon will feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70 different activation cracks. The update to Windows Activation ...

Microsoft's latest operating system is still several months away from store shelves, but a team of Chinese hackers has reportedly found a workaround for the latest iteration of WGA. The hack is ...

Windows 7 is suddenly telling users it isn't genuine -- and it has nothing to do with Windows being stolen Have you been following this month’s Black Tuesday bounty of problematic patches? Good. I ...

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 ...

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, the ...

Microsoft's operating systems and Office suites have been prime targets for software pirates throughout the company's history. In 2007, for example, more than $2 billion worth of counterfeit Microsoft ...

Thankfully for Microsoft, hardworking admins continue to spot bugs that it didn't detect during pre-release testing. This time they've found that its January security updates are bricking Windows 7 ...