TechBlog: What's New on TechNet

TechBlog is an RSS-enabled, annotated and expanded edition of the TechNet What's New page.

'Kill switch' dropped from Windows Vista

The BBC News reports that Microsoft is poised to withdraw an anti-piracy tool from Windows Vista, which disables the operating system when invoked, following customer complaints. The so-called "kill switch" feature was designed to prevent users with illegal copies of Vista from using certain features. With the upcoming release of Service Pack 1, the article says, Microsoft will try a new approach it describes as "a change of tactics." Read more....
 
Published Tuesday, December 04, 2007 3:25 PM by TechBlog
Filed under: ,
Anonymous comments are disabled

© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use  |  Trademarks  |  Privacy Statement
Microsoft
Page view tracker