McAfee has created a 10-question test to see if your scam-detecting skills are up to par.

End users buying upgrade versions of Windows Vista will no longer be able to use the disc to install a clean version of the operating system.

On Monday, Microsoft revealed that more than one fifth of all Windows installs have been deemed non-genuine by the Windows Genuine Advantage scheme.

Microsoft has dropped plans to track down pirated copies of Windows XP through its WGA anti-piracy tool, after a host of anger was directed at the software giant.

Microsoft is set to change the way that it does its Corporate Volume Licensing when Windows Vista is released. This is an attempt to crack down on pirated versions of the operating system.

Microsoft lock down the pirates with its latest anti-piracy scheme, known as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage Scheme.