Windows Activation Technologies update for Windows 7
Each year as more and more software products are released into the market, the issue of software piracy becomes larger and more critical. Software piracy in India is prevalent both in the public and private sectors.
The use of such software makes businesses more vulnerable to deliberate cyber-attacks, as well as viruses and malware ("malicious software") that can enter a computer’s operating system without its user’s consent.
Software piracy is an increasingly common way for hackers to install malicious software on your machine, exposing you to potential identity theft, system failure and data loss. Microsoft’s anti-piracy technologies are constantly evolving to counter these increasingly sophisticated threats.
Also, counterfeit software delivers a poor customer experience and negatively affects customer satisfaction with our software. And customers would like to know that they received what they paid for.
We realize that combating software piracy is a journey. We continue to invest in both technology and customer education and have improved the activation and validation process in Windows 7.
On February 23 this year, Microsoft released an update to Windows 7 that will detect more than 70 known and potentially dangerous activation exploits. The update will check for new activation exploits every 90 days.
If any activation exploits are found, Windows will alert the customer and offer options for resolving the issue. In many cases resolving the issue will take just a few clicks.
If a user is running genuine software with no activation exploits, they will never see anything – the update runs politely in the background protecting their system
This update does not cause any reduced functionality in Windows 7. Even if an activation exploit is found, users have full and complete access to their PC, all programs, and all data.
This update is voluntary and complies with Microsoft’s privacy policy.
In case you the notification alert is erroneously identifying your genuine copy of Windows 7 as counterfeit please call 1800 102 1100 or 1800 111100 to report the matter and get it addressed.
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