Blackmoor Vituperative

Here’s how to turn off Windows Genuine Advantage Validation so that you can properly maintain and update a Windows installation.

1. Go to either Windows Updates or Microsoft Updates.
2. Install KB892130 (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool)
3. In IE, Tools > Manage Add-ons…
4. Select Show: Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer
5. Select Name: Windows Genuine Advantage
6. Select Settings: Disable
7. Click OK.
8. Close IE.
9. Windows Update or Microsoft Update should now work without the obnoxious and unnecessary interference of the “validation” spyware.

The point of this is not that I condone using software without a license. The point of this is that I condemn companies that treat their customers like criminals, and I will do whatever I can (within the law) to undermine their efforts.