This is what Microsoft describes it does : This new update weighs in at a relatively hefty 10.2 MB, so it probably does more than just scan your Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installation. We think that Microsoft has just introduced a mandatory anti-piracy update - KB976902. You will need to submit to this anti-piracy check and pass it before you are allowed to install the service pack and gain access to future updates. Normally, a mandatory anti-piracy check would be introduced when a service pack is scheduled to appear. You can even 'disable it' permanently by hiding the update.Įven so, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft makes one of these anti-piracy updates mandatory. In fact, they even unchecked it by default. However, these initial anti-piracy checks are voluntary in basis. Microsoft has been quietly slipping in WGA-like checks like KB971033 amongst the many updates in Windows Update.

With the release of Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 looming, it was inevitable for Microsoft to start cracking down on Windows 7 hacks. ED#123 : Yet Another Anti-Piracy Update For Windows 7?

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