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Microsoft has revised its controversial Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program in an attempt to improve accuracy, reduce false positives and fight tampering.

Microsoft took a considerable amount of heat over the WGA program earlier this year. Customers were angry to discover the program was installed on their system as a mandatory update, as though it were a bug fix or security update, and were even angrier when it was learned the program checked in with Microsoft every day.

The end result was consumer outrage and a few lawsuits. The company claimed the daily check-in was due to WGA being beta software and that it would reduce the contact between Windows PCs and the Redmond mothership to once every two weeks. Microsoft Revises Controversial WGA