Andre Yoskowitz
21 Aug 2011 13:22
Following years of piracy of their operating system, Microsoft has begun upping anti-piracy measures for its early Windows 8 builds.
In recent memory, Windows 7 builds were easily pirated but the company is shutting down the generic volume license keys of yesteryear. Additionally, product keys will no longer be shipped in the prodkey.txt file included in new build packages.
Anyone installing the latest Windows 8 builds will need to get their unique key from a secure Microsoft web page.
Furthermore, the company may begin using its "fast booting patent" which ET explains could help Microsoft use a remote server to push OS code to systems at boot time with embedded activation-related programming.
Windows 8 is set for a 2012 release on PCs and tablets.