![]() ![]() ![]() but they mention only their own services, games and unauthorized hardware. and that third party software would be more likely to receive updates via windows update (because games usually are bound to clients like steam these days and get updates through those clients). every pc has some third party software on it. isn't that strange? a pc is only partly a gaming machine. they don't mention other software anywhere. they mention their services, games and unauthorized hardware. nothing more.Īnd btw, it has been mentioned several times in this thread that this most likely refers to xbox one software and services. the only truth we know so far is they mention the possibility in their EULA. to claim windows 10 is or will be blocking pirated games etc. Well, actually companies give themselves permission to do horrible things in their EULAs all the time. It’s not clear what “unauthorized hardware peripheral devices” refers to, but “counterfeit games” means any first-party Microsoft published game." The agreement, which pertains to the Windows store, suggests they can detect pirated first-party XBox and Windows games you have installed. "Microsoft can disable “counterfeit games” and “unauthorized hardware peripheral devices” according to the recently updated Microsoft Services Agreement. I also wonder what's the deal with them blacklisting and blocking certain hardware.Īlso what happens if you pirate Windows 10? Does its feelings get hurt when it finds out it's just a pirated copy and it kills itself?ĮDIT: THIS ONLY APPLIES TO GAMES AND SOFTWARE IN WINDOWS STORE! Also there are a lot of software that are not and will probably never be on steam. With the steam refunds I guess that's not as big of a deal now for majority of games and some software, but on the other hand you can't refund a lot because if you do you get blocked from asking for refunds. What this means is that you wont even be able to pirate things just to check them out and see how (and do) they work and are they worth buying. That means if you have pirated games or applications on your PC, or you've hooked up what Microsoft describes as "unauthorised hardware peripheral devices", the firm can block you from using those on your Windows 10 computer." And take down the page that promotes this, or update it to alert your readers not to buy."Microsoft has changed the terms of its EULA (End User License Agreement) for Windows 10 to allow it to sniff around and disable illegally obtained software and indeed hardware. But, Windows Central, please learn from this and don't ever run a promotion for something like this again. ![]() ![]() Shame on both of us for believing this scam. After hours on phone with HP and MS (still on hold with another team trying to get this fixed), everyone has confirmed that the license is completely unusable as a pirated license. Well, I just bought a new laptop, tried to apply the license I bought from LifeHacker and absolutely hosed my system (because there's no way to revert to Home on an OEM laptop). While that price seemed too good to be true, I figured it must be good if recommended by Windows Central, so I bought a license just to have on hand for when I bought a new laptop to save $100: buy it with Windows 11 Home, then use the license to upgrade to Pro, saving the $100 extra for Pro at time of purchase or for the MS Store upgrade ($60 net savings). ![]()
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