Supernova Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7by Joe Williams In the coming days, we'll be deploying a new update for Windows Activation Technologies, the set of built-in activation and validation components built into Windows 7. Called Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7, this update will detect more than 70 known and potentially dangerous activation exploits. Activation exploits are sometimes called "hacks", and attempt to bypass or compromise Windows' activation technologies. This new update is further evidence of Microsoft's commitment to keeping customers and partners secure. The update will determine whether Windows 7 installed on a PC is genuine and will better protect customers' PCs by making sure that the integrity of key licensing components remains intact. Read more ... Source: The Windows Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 The announcement sounds a bit like 'Newspeak' to me. Why MS cannot simply state that the intention of this update is to prevent activating pirated copies of Windows without a legal license? Marketing blabarish... so funny... welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyh Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 No doubt there will be a many out there whining because there pirate windows has stopped working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shriah Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 This update is voluntary , its up to you to choose if you want to install this update or not (most updates are voluntary) . I am actually surprised Microsoft made this announcement , stealth update would have rendered a lot of pirated OS useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 This update is voluntary , its up to you to choose if you want to install this update or not (most updates are voluntary) . I am actually surprised Microsoft made this announcement , stealth update would have rendered a lot of pirated OS useless. It's only voluntary if you are skilled enough to know how and what to exclude during the upgrade process. welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackspratt Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 You don't need to be terribly advanced to catch this update before it loads onto your computer - if that is what you wish to do. It is just a case of changing the setting in Windows update to "download, but don't install". The KB number of the relevant update has already been announced on other forums/blogs as KB971033. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 You don't need to be terribly advanced to catch this update before it loads onto your computer - if that is what you wish to do. It is just a case of changing the setting in Windows update to "download, but don't install".The KB number of the relevant update has already been announced on other forums/blogs as KB971033. Well, I guess most of those people I was referring to will not hear about or notice the update until AFTER their system has been updated. Thanks to Thai common practice their automatic update feature will be turned off anyway (yikes!), so no problem here (at least not of this kind ) welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWill Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 That KB971033 update could be uninstalled as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 That KB971033 update could be uninstalled as well. Really, this was not possible with previous updates to WGA AFAIK. welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Can be uninstalled but not without leaving a trace of the offending o/s. http://preview.tinyurl.com/ylowh4a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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