![]() Yes, there are obviously tricks Windows pirates use to bypass the genuine Windows notification. Microsoft also won’t offer you phone support and other help for Windows if you haven’t paid them for your copy. Windows 8 limits some other personalization settings, including preventing you from changing your Start screen background. You can’t get optional updates from Windows Update, and other optional downloads like Microsoft Security Essentials won’t function. ![]() There’s a permanent notice that you’re using a non-genuine copy of Windows on your screen, too. Your desktop background will become black every hour - even if you change it, it’ll change back. The notification informs you it’s non-genuine and that you need to activate. ![]() When you’re using a non-genuine copy of Windows, you’ll see a notification once every hour. Windows 7 softened things even further, and they stayed softened in Windows 8 and 8.1. Before Service Pack 1, Windows Vista’s reduced-functionality mode only let you use Intenret Explorer for an hour at a time. Windows Vista relaxed things and offered a “reduced-functionality mode,” which only let you log into your comptuer for an hour at a time. ![]() ![]() Windows XP and Vista had harsh limitations here, Windows XP had Windows Genuine Advantage pushed as a Windows Update, and that could potentially lock users out of their computers. ![]()
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