Windows Genuine Advantage is a notification tool installed by default with Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is used to verify the legitimacy of your Windows operating system when installing Windows programs. There are, however, many moments when it launches automatically at computer startup and consumes system resources even when it is not in use. By disabling and removing Windows Genuine Advantage from the registry and system folders, you can bypass it when installing additional Windows programs
Mozilla has disabled Microsoft’s .NET Framework Assistant add-on and Windows Presentation Foundation plug-in for Firefox to stop a vulnerability that allows an attacker to take over Windows machines.