Does MSE 2 do a Genuine Advantage validation check?

[VirtualLarry]

Last time I installed MSE on a rig (the new MSE 2), I don't remember any screen saying it was going to do a validation check. Does it still, or not at all? Still, it does enable auto-updates, so either way, WGA gets on your system if you have it installed. Maybe that's why MS removed the Genuine Check from the MSE installer.

 

[ViRGE]

If it does validation checks, I haven't noticed.

 

[Nizology]

When you initially install it, it does a validation check. A screen comes up saying if it passed or not. Pretty obvious. Also, it did not set windows to update automatically for me. I have it set to download updates automatically but let me choose whether to install them.