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Windows Activation: Friend or Foe

May 17, 2010·Dustin·Comments (0)

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I have posted a new article, this time on the annoyances of Windows Activation. For many people, activation of their operating system is a pain in the … well, you know. There are THOUSANDS of posts on Microsoft Answers that relate to Microsoft’s Activation scheme for Windows Vista and 7 (even XP).

I don’t think Microsoft can chalk the activation scheme to pirates. Before Windows 7 was released to manufacturing, OS pirates had already uploaded a working crack to Windows activation. When a new update comes along that “fixes” the activation, telling you that “This copy of Windows is not genuine”, a new crack is released within hours, if not minutes.

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Dustin · Founder and Head Editor, News Poster
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer - Microsoft MVP Windows Experience (2014-2015)

Dustin is the founder and head editor of MSTechpages. He started the site to help other users of Windows. He has been very active with helping others throughout the years, from USENET to Microsoft Answers to the latest Microsoft Communities as well as other internet forums such as Reddit. He is a Sr. System Administrator, holds several industry certifications and degrees.

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