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What do you do if you get a message that you may be a victim of counterfeit software?

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If you get a prompt that says Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), it indicates that some of the software you loaded is failing the Windows authenticity check.

You should verify that your software is genuine, and not use any links to sites other than to Microsoft.

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