Microsoft may let some users off the hook on antipiracy checks
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Microsoft has modified its WGA Notifications antipiracy tool by adding a new "indeterminate" category for cases in which the software can't tell whether a copy of Windows is legitimate or not.
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Microsoft's efforts to loosen up access to closely held music owned by record labels has an unintended consequence: It punishes artists who want to share. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
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Microsoft plans to block access to some features by unlicensed versions of OS.
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A legal row over software ownership could hinder Microsoft&#39;s ability to offer products based on technology from its latest acquisition, anti-spyware company Giant Company Software.
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Controversial plan could force file swappers to face criminal charges.
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According to a story on CNN&#39;s Web site, the software giant&#39;s recent acquisition of anti-spyware company GIANT might mean users have to pay in order to benefit from the added security to Microsoft applications.
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Virus writers and hackers may be able to sidestep Microsoft's big fix.
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From disguising applets to look like part of Windows to co-opting security tools, Web crooks use a variety of methods to bypass your system's safeguards.
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In some instances, this privacy software may tell you that you're protected when you aren't.
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Users who fear that their Windows XP software might be counterfeit could get free legitimate replacements from Microsoft under a scheme announced last week.
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Microsoft Corp. will combat piracy of  its flagship operating system by requiring Windows users to  verify that their copy of the software is genuine in order to  receive timely updates and security fixes, the world's largest  software maker said on Wednesday.
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Although Microsoft officials have been talking a lot about piracy in recent days -- including discussion of changes to Windows Genuine Advantage -- the company isn't softening its antipiracy resolve, says analyst Michael Cherry.
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Microsoft is testing a new feature on its Download Centre website that can lock out pirated copies of Windows. During the test period, users of Download Centre can opt to have the Windows software installed on their PCs validated as genuine.
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Visitors with a pirated copy of Windows may lose easy access to company's Download Center.
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Microsoft wants to sell Web sites and businesses on security checks of customer PCs. That may not go over so well.
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The company's antipiracy software adds a "yellow state" for times when it just can't tell if software is genuine.Image: A 'maybe pirate'
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Microsoft says it's working to fix a glitch that stopped some customers from taking advantage of offer to get additional licenses for less.