Last fall, the Redmond, Wash. software giant extended its year-old Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy online program that notifies Windows customers if they are using counterfeit or illegal ...

Microsoft Corp.’s program for testing whether a PC is running a genuine copy of Windows, known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), has drawn considerable fire from users since it was launched last ...

The company gave users another reason to complain about Windows Genuine Advantage when it confirmed a "high priority" automatic update for Windows PCs is a test version Microsoft’s program for testing ...

More than five years ago Microsoft debuted its first anti-piracy measures, Windows Product Activation (WPA) and Office Product Activation (OPA). Now the company is rolling out Windows Genuine ...

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is designed to combat piracy by installing software on users' PC that periodically checks to see if their version of Windows is authentic before allowing them to ...

Isn’t the customer always right? CS 101: always endeavor to give satisfaction. One PR thorn in Microsoft’s side has got to be Windows Genuine Advantage, WGA. I empathize completely with Microsoft on ...

Although users can tell Windows XP to ignore updates to Microsoft's antipiracy technology, Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications will be offered again the next time the component is upgraded, ...

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Microsoft has rebranded its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation system in Windows 7, likely an attempt to shed the controversial image of the antipiracy program. The company said Thursday it is ...

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