Microsoft explains: Why stop pirated games running on Win10

Although Windows 10 was released successfully, its new data collection strategy has raised more and more concerns. One concern is that Windows users may not fully comply with the law when it comes to their software licenses. It seems that Microsoft deliberately made the situation ambiguous and gave yourself enough room to do what they wanted to do.

According to previous news, Microsoft will add the "means" means to prevent pirated games from running in the Win10 update. These updates will scan the existing games in the user system and extract the "<quo" Black households, ban it from running. Many players are not welcome this behavior, saying that this seriously affects their normal gaming experience.

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Microsoft recently elaborated on the above issues, a spokesperson of the company said that the Windows10 anti-piracy game mechanism is completely based on user interests to prevent malware In this way, the user system and equipment are infringed, and the system security of the Win10 user is guaranteed from the source. Pirated games are a hotbed of malware. Many high-risk viruses and Trojans are hidden in these pirated games. Users are easily unknowingly attacked by these programs, causing personal privacy and property to face significant risks and even actual losses. . Therefore, Microsoft said that it cannot sit idly by on this issue and must take resolute action to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

However, foreign media generally believed that Microsoft’s move was actually intended to increase the sales of its own game products and recapture the market for illegally pirated games. Therefore, non-Microsoft game works may be exempt from the Win10 anti-piracy mechanism. At present, there is no Win10 user reporting that their pirated games are being "harmonized" by the mechanism, but if you feel that certain games in the system will become potential targets and can bear the security risks of using pirated games, it is best to advance Control the Windows update installation method to avoid unnecessary troubles caused by automatic updates. For details of the operation, please refer to "How to Control Win10 Automatic Download and Install Updates? Only three steps to capture update download and installation control rights".