Külföldi torrent oldalak Microsoft Explains Why It Might Block Pirated Games On Your Windows 10 Pc

Windows 10 dragged Microsoft into several scandals, including one that involves users’ privacy, but now references found in the company’s EULA create more confusion among users who wanted to upgrade to the new OS to play games.

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Updates shipped to Windows 10 could be used to block pirated games, some reports that reached the web lately claimed, and in a statement released today, Microsoft explains that if this happens, it’s only because it could be a threat for users’ security.

“The Microsoft Services Agreement allows Microsoft to change or discontinue certain apps or content where we deem your security is at risk,” a Microsoft spokesperson was quoted as saying by GamesBeat.

“This section of the Microsoft Services Agreement is consistent with language in former Terms of Use agreements, which carried over with the introduction of the unified services agreement on August 1. Software that is pirated or botted places the safety and security of our customers at risk, including a higher risk of malware, fraud, public exposure of personal information, and poor performance or feature malfunction. We remain committed to protecting our customers from the risks of non-genuine software and protecting the intellectual property of developers of all types of content.”

Windows 10 not covered by the Services Agreement

Now here’s the more confusing part of this story. As we already told you a few days ago, the anti-piracy part is included in Microsoft Services Agreement, which as its name suggests, only concerns services.

Windows 10 is actually included in the Microsoft Software License Agreement, which is displayed when you install the OS, and there’s no reference to any update that could block pirated content.

But this doesn’t mean that Microsoft can’t block games that aren’t genuine. The services that the company is referring to are also integrated into Windows 10, so while the operating system itself can’t be used for this purpose, the services that are bundled within it can.

Until now, there are no reports of pirated games that have been blocked by Microsoft in Windows 10 and it’s hard to believe that we’ll hear about such a thing anytime soon. But if it happens, be sure that Microsoft would only target its own titles and nothing more.