We all know that it was only a matter of time before the antipiracy protection in Windows 7 would be bypassed, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone to hear the news that some savvy folks how managed to find a way around the activation mechanism, allowing users to turn the notifications off, and use the product indefinitely, despite the software not being confirmed as legitimate. Microsoft has released a statement acknowledging the workaround and claim that its already working to address it.