Software piracy is quite prevalent among computer users these days. The Windows operating system is reportedly used illegally by many across the globe. To combat the rate of Windows operating system ...

A tool provided by Microsoft could let people get around a check meant to prevent those with pirated copies of Windows from downloading additional software from the company, according to a security ...

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Have you tried to download anything for Windows XP from the Microsoft Download Center recently? If so, you have probably seen the golden bar telling you that this download is available only for ...

Two weeks ago, I reported on a terse e-mail exchange with Microsoft, in which a spokesperson acknowledged that 80% of all computers that fail the Windows Genuine Advantage validation check do so ...