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How to disable Microsofts new Anti-Piracy Program

A dig user named Manno posted this one liner over at digg.com and I thought it´s worth an article. I´am not able to test if it´s really that easy because a) my windows is legit and b) I´am not able to download the new program. Let me know if it works though. It is assumed that the “patch” is already installed, do the following:

  • Run Task Manager
  • Kill the WgaTray.exe Process
  • Go to System32 folder
  • Rename wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll to something else
  • Restart
  • End of annoying messages


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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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  1. Strange, couldn’t find the “WgaTray.exe” on my Task Manager.

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