Microsoft can now disable pirated games from your computer. The
clause can be found under section 7b, "Updates to the Services or
Software, and Changes to These Terms." It reads:
"We may
automatically check your version of the software and download software
updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from
accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized
hardware peripheral devices. You may also be required to update the
software to continue using the Services."
The clause was spotted by Alphr,
and would suggest that Microsoft will disable pirated first-party
games. The EULA also mentions "unauthorized hardware peripheral
devices," which is a much more fuzzy description. Is it controllers that
have been specifically hacked to enable an unfair advantage, or
something much broader?
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
Microsoft can now disable pirated games from your computer. The
clause can be found under section 7b, "Updates to the Services or
Software, and Changes to These Terms." It reads:
"We may
automatically check your version of the software and download software
updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from
accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized
hardware peripheral devices. You may also be required to update the
software to continue using the Services."
The clause was spotted by Alphr,
and would suggest that Microsoft will disable pirated first-party
games. The EULA also mentions "unauthorized hardware peripheral
devices," which is a much more fuzzy description. Is it controllers that
have been specifically hacked to enable an unfair advantage, or
something much broader?
Are you sure it's not for the app store like mentioned in comments on that page?
Microsoft can now disable pirated games from your computer. The
clause can be found under section 7b, "Updates to the Services or
Software, and Changes to These Terms." It reads:
"We may
automatically check your version of the software and download software
updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from
accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized
hardware peripheral devices. You may also be required to update the
software to continue using the Services."
The clause was spotted by Alphr,
and would suggest that Microsoft will disable pirated first-party
games. The EULA also mentions "unauthorized hardware peripheral
devices," which is a much more fuzzy description. Is it controllers that
have been specifically hacked to enable an unfair advantage, or
something much broader?
Are you sure it's not for the app store like mentioned in comments on that page?
Couldn't say I don't work for MS but that's not what the article claims though. In the article they say it's "covering Xbox Live, and Xbox and Windows Games published by Microsoft".
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
No problems here, I haven't seen any issues with anything besides the fact that I can't use a specific program but besides that, my FPS hasn't dropped in games and if anything it's gone up a little or not at all, it looks better and it's close enough to windows 7 that not much is very different but it's more Modernized, and I'm down for any kind of free upgrade that doesn't change much for me.
had my first issue. I can't connect my phone using a USB cable. I tried the samsung drivers and Kie. Which I didn't have to use before. I can't even find it in device manager. I plug it in and it treats the USB as a charger. I can't figure out how to make sure my S6 edge is set to MTP. Only thing I found said to plug a USB in and I should be able to click a pop-up. No pop-up. Windows 8.1 no issues. Slightly frustrating that I can't find an answer online as it seems like it should be something very simple to fix.
I see no need to upgrade... 7 works fine, and nothing utilizing dx12 has even been released yet. Hell, other than some lighting changes in the DX platform I'm surprised that I'm even bothering to mention it. DX11 works fine.
In the long run... MS is still too little too late, they hurt themselves enough already with 8/8.1 and certainly a bad track record before hand (Vista, ME, 3.0)... More native Linux/MacOS software is on the rise and I dare anyone to tell me that MS has ever made anything as stable.
Only thing I did is Install Graphic Drivers for my AMD card (because I made an upgrade with a wipe on C) and that was all everything on my laptop worked great even Fn (normaly they need drivers, don't work without) I really think the OS is awesome and way more stable for games @SomethingUnusual maybe DX12 is still not integrated for use, but trust me it give +20-30% performance just by installing Win10, not only that, but if you have any issues in stability or FPS changes, they will be fixed after the upgrade I'm playing ArcheAge, on Win8.1 I had about 30-60 on High... now I'm on 50-60 (60 is the max my monitor can handle... Laptop...) and it's running way better than before
@Amyela Maybe so... I still can't justify spending the money for a minute upgrade... Kicked myself enough having to pay 10 bones here and there because of simple hardware upgrades. (RAM upgrade voided my 7 key, Secondary storage install voided a key... every update prior to SP1 voided my key) But hey, as an engineer, I have to say if it works, don't fix it.
@Amyela Maybe so... I still can't justify spending the money for a minute upgrade... Kicked myself enough having to pay 10 bones here and there because of simple hardware upgrades. (RAM upgrade voided my 7 key, Secondary storage install voided a key... every update prior to SP1 voided my key) But hey, as an engineer, I have to say if it works, don't fix it.
2 small things to note:
Hardware upgrades of anything except the motherboard - your key may flag for reactivation, but it wasn't voided, it's still valid and perfectly acceptable. You just need to reactivate. If you paid for another key, you didn't have to.
And with Windows 7, you get a copy of Win10 for free, so there's no justifying spending money anyway, it doesn't cost anything as long as you claim your copy inside of the first year.
Not saying you should jump out and install today, just saying that you didn't have to spend money then, and you don't now...
My key was voided for sure, attempts to reactivate were futile. The first key was given to me for free, the next two I had to pay for. I was trying to avoid blatantly saying it, but the fourth key void I experienced (Yes, a motherboard upgrade -- and I knew I screwed it up that go) I broke down and have used RemoveWAT since (This is illegal, don't do it -- ever.) As I spent 210 bones on 7 ultimate plus 20 for keys, I've paid enough already. No free Win10 for me.
My key was voided for sure, attempts to reactivate were futile. The first key was given to me for free, the next two I had to pay for. I was trying to avoid blatantly saying it, but the fourth key void I experienced (Yes, a motherboard upgrade -- and I knew I screwed it up that go) I broke down and have used RemoveWAT since (This is illegal, don't do it -- ever.) As I spent 210 bones on 7 ultimate plus 20 for keys, I've paid enough already. No free Win10 for me.
Your mistake for pirating and then not buying the right thing in any of the cases you opened your wallet. Just saying, but you did it totally wrong. Even a full retail key that will transfer between motherboards wouldn't have cost you that much. As an engineer...
I'm not white knighting Microsoft here, that's for sure, but just because you screwed up, several times in as many different ways, doesn't necessarily make Microsoft the bad guy here. And while I would be the first to say their activation and licensing could use a lot of improvement, your particular experience isn't exactly a case for or against that; it's a case to not do stupid things repeatedly and try to shift the blame.
Everything apart from my internal networking was working well, but the internal ethernet port for whatever reason was having issues talking to my router.
I installed a different USB->Ethernet adapter yesterday, and plugged ethernet cables into both the borked onboard, and the USB ethernet. They both work fine now.
I have not unplugged the USB adapter to see if the onboard will work without it, but it's one of those strange mysteries. It will talk to devices other than my router, it will talk to my router as long as there's something else connected to it, it just won't talk to my router by itself sporadically (sometimes it would work, other times it would refuse).
It sure sounds like flaky hardware on the surface; it never had any issue with Win8 at all, and it never had an issue connecting to other devices with WinX. I have tried 3 different drivers (default MS, stock Intel, motherboard specific) and they all exhibit the same behavior, so at this point I'm thinking it's probably a driver issue, possibly a Windows network stack issue, possibly an issue with my particular router, or a small chance of it just being hardware. The USB issues I saw early on seemed to have been patched out as well.
But it appears to work now, the workaround was either to share/tunnel through my macbook on the LAN (not the best, but it worked 100% of the time), or to keep the USB adapter plugged in.
Apart from that mysterious networking issue - no problems with the install, no problem with video card drivers (980GTX), no problem with sound (on-board Realtek), no problem with any software that I use.
I do like WinX a lot better than 8.1 - I don't have to run ClassicShell to make the Start Menu usable, most of my games did get a noticable performance bump, and it still runs snappy and responsive. I still haven't quite got comfortable with the Live Tiles there. It did prompt me to "Try Office for Free" a few times via the standard notification bubble, which I'm not keen on, and I hope advertising like that doesn't become more commonplace -- that alone would be enough to make me jump ship, I can't stand ads.
why would I change from win 7? It works great for games and that is what I use my computer for
Actually, I can't find any fault at all with your statement there, or the other people who have pretty much said the same thing. At least until the security updates run out, which isn't for another few years.
The only thing I would say - even if you don't use it, at least claim and activate your WinX key before the year goes out just so you at least have the option of having it without having to pay for it.
I'm certainly not trying to put blame on Microsoft... Though reading back it certainly seems that way *haha*. If I did have to put a blame on them for anything it would be process bloat out of the box. Granted this can be remedied (Windows 6+ one can for example change to a command UI plus power shell) by disabling unnecessary processes or switching them to manual to be used only as needed.
I would love to see Microsoft release editions similar to Server... A lighter weight OS has fantastic benefits. Though I can see this being a problem to the general public users. Not everyone knows how to tweak the ins and outs. If it weren't for library differences (Some libraries prevent applications from being installed due to version miss-match) I would use Server 2008 R2 as a full time gaming/workstation OS.
To eddieg50: There are benefits to upgrading an operating system, namely performance. The newer kernel is designed not only for newer hardware but to also boost and optimize the performance of older hardware by further simplifying at the lowest level. This is very difficult to achieve on an already 'stable' operating system, patching can at times even break functions or slow down chip-to-chip communication. And as Ridelynn mentioned it's a free upgrade this go around, take it while you can.
I have not liked a single windows since W95,imo it should have stopped there.The only thing i accept is newer .dll for the game designers,you know better physics and all but as for simple windows operation,give me Win95 any day. You know owe used to have to struggle with floppy startup discs to free up memory,but guess what,we didn't have much memory back then.Now we have 8/16/32 and still our systems struggle with all the crap that is loaded into system.
Win95? And yer serious?
Win98 outdoes it in every way. XP made the most stable version while adding so much more compatibility. It went downhill from there. XP had it's faults but was the concrete version for years.
I know I will get some arguers...but 95? Srsly? Win7 solved most of the issues and would be the end all OS for me....if Win10 doesn't do it.
"This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."
I just did a new build with Windows 10 and it is WORLDS better than windows 8 and hasn't made me miss 7 as much as I thought. It' a perfectly acceptable offering that I haven't had any issues with as of yet. I'm shockingly happy with it right now...
Windows 7 made significant improvements over Windows XP under the hood. Same goes for Windows 8 / 8.1. I imagine that with Windows 10 having DirectX 12 that trend will continue ... but we're talking under the hood, here. As far as the graphical interface, it's been going downhill since Windows XP. XP had the best user interface by far. I don't why they keep making it worse with each release since XP, but they do. It's really, really stupid.
Totally agree. They think making it better for tablets and idiot phones will help. It will for the average user that just wants to browse the internet and stuff. The rest of us want a bare OS that we can use with ease.
"This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."
Win95 was the best, no Win7 was the best! I really have to laugh at that. Both had issues with memory and games but I do agree Win7 was better at handling the games. But now unless you have old hardware Win10 is the better of them all and is going to make gaming better in the long run for both PC and Consoles.
I spent about 20 minutes disabling/deleting all of the privacy issues such as OneDrive, Autologger, Keystroke collection, and all that built in data-mining stuff. It really comes with a lot of creepy privacy invasion features, but once removed it's a well functioning OS from my experience. (No trouble with drivers thus far)
It sucks that basic edition has to go through regedit to get stuff done though.
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Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
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In the long run... MS is still too little too late, they hurt themselves enough already with 8/8.1 and certainly a bad track record before hand (Vista, ME, 3.0)... More native Linux/MacOS software is on the rise and I dare anyone to tell me that MS has ever made anything as stable.
@SomethingUnusual maybe DX12 is still not integrated for use, but trust me it give +20-30% performance just by installing Win10, not only that, but if you have any issues in stability or FPS changes, they will be fixed after the upgrade
Hardware upgrades of anything except the motherboard - your key may flag for reactivation, but it wasn't voided, it's still valid and perfectly acceptable. You just need to reactivate. If you paid for another key, you didn't have to.
And with Windows 7, you get a copy of Win10 for free, so there's no justifying spending money anyway, it doesn't cost anything as long as you claim your copy inside of the first year.
Not saying you should jump out and install today, just saying that you didn't have to spend money then, and you don't now...
I was trying to avoid blatantly saying it, but the fourth key void I experienced (Yes, a motherboard upgrade -- and I knew I screwed it up that go) I broke down and have used RemoveWAT since (This is illegal, don't do it -- ever.) As I spent 210 bones on 7 ultimate plus 20 for keys, I've paid enough already. No free Win10 for me.
2 windows 7 desktops, 1 windows 8 laptop. Zero issues. So far....
Your mistake for pirating and then not buying the right thing in any of the cases you opened your wallet. Just saying, but you did it totally wrong. Even a full retail key that will transfer between motherboards wouldn't have cost you that much. As an engineer...
I'm not white knighting Microsoft here, that's for sure, but just because you screwed up, several times in as many different ways, doesn't necessarily make Microsoft the bad guy here. And while I would be the first to say their activation and licensing could use a lot of improvement, your particular experience isn't exactly a case for or against that; it's a case to not do stupid things repeatedly and try to shift the blame.
Everything apart from my internal networking was working well, but the internal ethernet port for whatever reason was having issues talking to my router.
I installed a different USB->Ethernet adapter yesterday, and plugged ethernet cables into both the borked onboard, and the USB ethernet. They both work fine now.
I have not unplugged the USB adapter to see if the onboard will work without it, but it's one of those strange mysteries. It will talk to devices other than my router, it will talk to my router as long as there's something else connected to it, it just won't talk to my router by itself sporadically (sometimes it would work, other times it would refuse).
It sure sounds like flaky hardware on the surface; it never had any issue with Win8 at all, and it never had an issue connecting to other devices with WinX. I have tried 3 different drivers (default MS, stock Intel, motherboard specific) and they all exhibit the same behavior, so at this point I'm thinking it's probably a driver issue, possibly a Windows network stack issue, possibly an issue with my particular router, or a small chance of it just being hardware. The USB issues I saw early on seemed to have been patched out as well.
But it appears to work now, the workaround was either to share/tunnel through my macbook on the LAN (not the best, but it worked 100% of the time), or to keep the USB adapter plugged in.
Apart from that mysterious networking issue - no problems with the install, no problem with video card drivers (980GTX), no problem with sound (on-board Realtek), no problem with any software that I use.
I do like WinX a lot better than 8.1 - I don't have to run ClassicShell to make the Start Menu usable, most of my games did get a noticable performance bump, and it still runs snappy and responsive. I still haven't quite got comfortable with the Live Tiles there. It did prompt me to "Try Office for Free" a few times via the standard notification bubble, which I'm not keen on, and I hope advertising like that doesn't become more commonplace -- that alone would be enough to make me jump ship, I can't stand ads.
Actually, I can't find any fault at all with your statement there, or the other people who have pretty much said the same thing. At least until the security updates run out, which isn't for another few years.
The only thing I would say - even if you don't use it, at least claim and activate your WinX key before the year goes out just so you at least have the option of having it without having to pay for it.
If I did have to put a blame on them for anything it would be process bloat out of the box. Granted this can be remedied (Windows 6+ one can for example change to a command UI plus power shell) by disabling unnecessary processes or switching them to manual to be used only as needed.
I would love to see Microsoft release editions similar to Server... A lighter weight OS has fantastic benefits. Though I can see this being a problem to the general public users. Not everyone knows how to tweak the ins and outs. If it weren't for library differences (Some libraries prevent applications from being installed due to version miss-match) I would use Server 2008 R2 as a full time gaming/workstation OS.
To eddieg50: There are benefits to upgrading an operating system, namely performance. The newer kernel is designed not only for newer hardware but to also boost and optimize the performance of older hardware by further simplifying at the lowest level. This is very difficult to achieve on an already 'stable' operating system, patching can at times even break functions or slow down chip-to-chip communication. And as Ridelynn mentioned it's a free upgrade this go around, take it while you can.
Have an Awesome - I like and agree with the follow up post.
Win98 outdoes it in every way. XP made the most stable version while adding so much more compatibility. It went downhill from there. XP had it's faults but was the concrete version for years.
I know I will get some arguers...but 95? Srsly? Win7 solved most of the issues and would be the end all OS for me....if Win10 doesn't do it.
"This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."
"This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."
Star Citizen – The Extinction Level Event
4/13/15 > ELE has been updated look for 16-04-13.
http://www.dereksmart.org/2016/04/star-citizen-the-ele/
Enjoy and know the truth always comes to light!
It sucks that basic edition has to go through regedit to get stuff done though.