How to stop Microsoft's WGA phoning home
Tool versus tool
A firewall testing website has released a tool it says will spike Microsoft?｢どｨび｢s controversial WGA tool.
Firewallleaktester.com is careful to state its RemoveWGA tool does not affect the ?｢どｨ?validation?｢どｨｬ element of Microsoft?｢どｨび｢s WGA software.
The company?｢どｨび｢s tool targets the ?｢どｨ?notifications?｢どｨｬ element of the WGA tool, preventing it from repeatedly connecting back to Microsoft to transmit information about users?｢どｨび｢ software set-up.
That said, FirewallLeakTester pulls no punches about its view of WGA. Once the tool has validated a copy of Windows, it says, ?｢どｨ?there is no decent point or reason to check it again and again every boot.?｢どｨｬ
Read more: The Register
