KB971033 update for WAT is now live and helps detect validation errors, activation exploits, and any tampering attempts made to important Windows 7 system files.

Microsoft today said it will soon will feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70 different activation cracks. The update to Windows Activation ...

A Windows user was surprised by Microsoft support staff using an unofficial script to 'crack' his Windows install.

Microsoft is stepping up its antipiracy efforts by launching an upgrade to Windows 7 that determines whether the user's copy is pirated or a fake.

It won't be long before easy-to-use Windows 7 activation toolkits start appearing in the wild. The story begins with a Windows 7 Ultimate OEM DVD ISO from Lenovo leaking to a Chinese forum.

In an unexpected twist, a Microsoft support engineer resorted to running an unofficial 'crack' on a customer's Windows PC after a genuine copy of the operating system failed to activate normally ...