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Microsoft can disable your pirated games and illegal hardware

Alphr: Microsoft’s updated End User License Agreement terms and conditions let it disable any counterfeit software or hardware and, if you’re running a Windows 10 computer, you’ve just agreed to them.

Erik73573171d ago

How evil of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just_looken3169d ago

" if you’re running a Windows 10 computer, you’ve just agreed to them"

Found it don't upgrade and if you get a win 10 pc downgrade.

Always online crap ton drm horrible privacy win 10 is a crap os.

Dravidian3170d ago

And thus the difference between owning a product and owning a license to a product shows up yet again. It doesn't (or rather shouldn't) affect me since I don't pirate or jailbreak my hardware, but it is disturbing how user agreements are allowed to change without user notice, with or without consent. Honestly they shouldn't be able to make changes like that without user notice.

Anyway, this mostly affects pirates and only on windows 10, so they just won't upgrade [shrugs]

Ashlen3170d ago

And so it begins. I hope lawsuits force them to disable automatic updates.

Tzuno3170d ago

Ha i knew it, is doesn't take too long for dirty parts of windows 10 to surface, sorry baby but i am not in the hype train, maybe a 2016 install for me, maybe.

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Windows 10 upgrade notifications will stop trying to trick you

MWEB GameZone writes: "Microsoft has taken customer feedback into account and is changing the Windows 10 upgrade experience."

HanCilliers2851d ago

People should upgrade to W10, don't get why they wouldn't want it.

KingPin2851d ago

some professional software isnt compatible with windows 10 yet throwing unknown errors and constant issues.

and then theres the spying software that some people are not to keen about. forced updates for home users (WGA anyone?)
some devices dont work with 10. printers and peripherals.

on a personal note: i've upgraded to 10.....but linux mint is my default OS.

annoyedgamer2851d ago

Or maybe Microshaft should stop using malware to push their spyware service? Win 10 is horrendous ( I have used it). It has few benefits over Windows 8 and even less over 7.

Grap2851d ago

"Win 10 is horrendous"
by that statement i know you haven't fully used it.
I get people who don't use it for spyware service reasons and i sympathies with them, but in no way of shape or form W10 is less than W8 or even 7, MS really outdo them selves with W10 and if it weren't of their spyware service i would say it's even better than XP.

TXIDarkAvenger2851d ago (Edited 2834d ago )

I would have agreed before but because they force updates it breaks some of my programs and there is nothing I can really do about it.

xXx19902851d ago

lol this is great.. You guys act like Microsoft just started spying on people.. This has been going on for years

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The three big reasons Windows 10 tablets don't cut it

Microsoft needs to fix battery life, screen and app issues if Windows 10 tablets are to compete with Android or the iPad

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Ask Jack: 10 quick questions about installing Windows 10 – and how to block it

The majority of the questions sent to Ask Jack are about Windows 10. Here are 10 recent ones, plus a bonus: how to stop or block the upgrade

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