Microsoft has clarified its stance on non-Genuine OS versions and future upgrades to Windows 10: If you don't have a legal copy of the OS now, Redmond isn't going to give you one. Share on Facebook ...

Windows 7 is suddenly telling users it isn't genuine -- and it has nothing to do with Windows being stolen Have you been following this month’s Black Tuesday bounty of problematic patches? Good. I ...

Microsoft has updated software that verifies whether a copy of Windows is genuine in its Windows XP Professional edition, making it similar to the notification in Windows Vista and thus more ...

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 ...

With Windows 10, although non-Genuine PCs may be able to upgrade, the upgrade will not change the genuine state of the license. “We have always been committed to ensuring that customers have the best ...

If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. All that talk about pirates getting free Windows 10 upgrades? Not happening. In January, we learned that for one year, Microsoft would offer free ...

Over the past few months, there has been a lot of hype surrounding Windows 10, in part because Microsoft is offering free Windows 10 upgrades to those running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone ...