Microsoft introduces black screen for running pirated Windows operating system

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Microsoft introduces black screen for users running pirated Windows operating system, making it more difficult to run a non-genuine copies of Windows. The said changes of the software includes replacing a black screen on the desktop wallpaper every 60 minutes and permanently displaying a message warning that the user is using a pirated copy of Windows.

The said changes are being rolled out on Windows XP Pro and same system may also be include for other operating system. Well, if this new updates on Windows Genuine Advantage software really works then it would pursue users who use pirated software to have a genuine Windows.

I guess this new idea from Microsoft will help stop the rampant software piracy. Or it will pursue people behind this software piracy to think of another idea to overlap this new updates regarding Genuine Windows from Microsoft.

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August 29th, 2008 Posted by rhyan in software, technology |

14 Responses to “ Microsoft introduces black screen for running pirated Windows operating system ”

1. # 1 Steven Wilson (Who am I?) Says:
   August 30th, 2008 at 12:27 am

   Microsoft not long ago was all for ditching the xp system bragging up the bug infested Vista system.Now all of the sudden they see just how bad vista was.There will be a hack to counter this as quick as they launch it.
   

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   rhyan (Who am I?) Reply:
   September 1st, 2008 at 1:31 am

   I bet there will . XP performs well than Vista
   

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2. # 2 Abhishek Says:
   August 30th, 2008 at 2:30 am

   do they think it is really possible ??

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   rhyan (Who am I?) Reply:
   September 1st, 2008 at 1:31 am

   I guess it is possible since they create it.
   

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3. # 3 Hugo Santos (Who am I?) Says:
   August 30th, 2008 at 4:11 am

   one more way to avoid piracy… one more measure that will be cracked….
   

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   rhyan (Who am I?) Reply:
   September 1st, 2008 at 1:32 am

   I agree with you
   

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4. # 4 Rick Vaughn (Who am I?) Says:
   August 31st, 2008 at 12:04 am

   You would think with all the money that Microsoft has made that they would be able to find a better way than this to stop piracy.
   

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   rhyan (Who am I?) Reply:
   September 1st, 2008 at 1:33 am

   I guess they have some plans why they came up with this idea.
   

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5. # 5 azlan (Who am I?) Says:
   September 1st, 2008 at 5:59 am

   how about they pirate the cd key that belong to enterprise license..?..that means all the big organization that using enterprise license also get the black screen..
   

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   rhyan (Who am I?) Reply:
   September 2nd, 2008 at 1:46 pm

   Nope I guess
   

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6. # 6 levy m. (Who am I?) Says:
   September 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 am

   A great conter-measure against piracy… But like the others said, give it a month or so and the hackers will release a bypass for it also.
   

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   rhyan (Who am I?) Reply:
   September 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm

   I bet on this idea, probably now or even this idea came up a bypass software has been made to counter this program .
   

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7. # 7 Scot (Who am I?) Says:
   September 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 am

   Wow, talk about intrusive.
   

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   rhyan (Who am I?) Reply:
   September 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 pm

   not so but too much
   

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