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janek2012 · **Post subject:** Windows 8 Genuine Center **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:36 pm

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It has been a few weeks since the last Windows 8 image has leaked but that streak has come to an end thanks to @sp3ciali5t on Twitter. The latest image shows that Microsoft will be working hard to fight piracy in Windows 8 much like it has in previous versions of its popular OS.

The screen shows the action status of your OS, the current edition, activation date, and if the software on your PC is genuine or not. While the page may appear simple, if Microsoft is willing to educate consumers on this part of the OS, they may be able to help prevent PCs sold with counterfeit software.

Not much else is shown on this image but does show that there are copies of Windows 8 floating outside the walls of Microsoft. Windows 8 is expected to enter beta, possibly as soon as this fall, with OEM availability in late 2012 and possible retail availability in January 2013.

More screenshots: http://winfuture.de/news,62562.html
Source: NeoWin.net

The new Genuine center looks very interesting. Also, Wi-Fi Connection window has been improved as well as Instalation of USB devices.

DeFacto

posted a few days ago...

mende1

Windows 8 will be very difficult to activate with illegal methods. Bad news to the users with an illegal copy of Windows.

Goodbye!

RCOO

I'd like to know what Microsoft is going to implement next to fight piracy, and how long it will take to crack it...
It's an action-reaction thing... xd

jimjim700

I think only time will tell. Like anything and everything, it's about time, patience, and persistency.

Smorgan

The issue here is that Windows has always been hacked activation wise its all a matter of time before someone takes a look at it.

I'm going to give Windows 8 about 2 weeks before its hacked for the activation...

ggpm

It will not be easy!

kyllian1212

Microsoft will kill piracy exept if pirates find a way to counter-attack.

CRA2YHAVOK

Yeah with what's been already been outed in terms of OA3.0 & possibly being tied with EFI, it won't be an easy ride for pirates but as always someone will find a way.

z00x

I consider that it is time to piracy to put an end. Very good step

manelscout4life

Windows 8 will be just as easy to crack as all the previous windows

ganja24

piracy will be unstopable.

jerry533482

i wonder if the windows loader will be updated to work with this...

Xerax

I like this. I've always bought my copies of Windows, and im glad to see they are clamping down on pirates (no genuine center and prevention on bios hacks), timebombs are only really helpful on beta's.

reelfiles

we got a workaround for this yet?

Windows1

Considering how many times Microsoft has implemented "new ways of stopping piracy", and has failed thanks to hackers, I'm pretty sure this new type of activation will be exploited in some way and allow people to potentially pirate it. There will always be piracy in one form or another no matter what (not that I am for piracy

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mnmdashu

I'd like to know what Microsoft is going to implement next to fight piracy, and how long it will take to crack it...
It's an action-reaction thing

xstylie

Hmmm I've the wierd feeling this is going to be hard to crack

GlukeSkovarodker

Everything that's created by human is crackable.

hounsell

GlukeSkovarodker wrote:

Everything that's created by human is crackable.

This. Give or take. While all my copies of Windows are legit these days, and so I don't really care for activation cracks, ultimately, Any system that has to differentiate between legit and pirate users will be relatively simple to crack, because ultimately, if a pirate ensures that the same information provided to the genuine system is the same information a legit user would provide, the system will always allow the pirate user access.

Not to mention since the EU had MS cripple it's anti-piracy to just displaying notices and turning the wallpaper black, it's all kind of irrelevant anyway.

gordon

If Microsoft's products were cheaper, more people would buy them and to have more profit. Look at Apple.

Rioter

gordon wrote:

If Microsoft's products were cheaper, more people would buy them and to have more profit. Look at Apple.

Er... look again and you'll find it's more expensive.

jamieostrich

Rioter wrote:

gordon wrote:

If Microsoft's products were cheaper, more people would buy them and to have more profit. Look at Apple.

Er... look again and you'll find it's more expensive.

software might be cheaper, but not the hardware you need to run it from...
On a side note, the genuine center is present in the Windows 8 build with IE10 on ARM from Mix.

Saphiresurf

The only thing I'm hoping is that they make this OS a lot cheaper. Maybe like the $30 Mac OS X Snow Leopard XP.

davewolfgang

Saphiresurf wrote:

The only thing I'm hoping is that they make this OS a lot cheaper. Maybe like the $30 Mac OS X Snow Leopard XP.

You know that you're talking about MS right? :cool:

The "cheapest" way to get it will be to buy a new computer/laptop with it installed.

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