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2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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   If Windows is pre-installed on a computer by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the operating system is automatically activated without the need for interaction from the user. [11] In this case, the copy of Windows installed does not use the product key listed on the certificate of authenticity, but rather a master product key issued to ...

3. Product key - Wikipedia

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   A product key, also known as a software key, serial key or activation key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program. It certifies that the copy of the program is original. Product keys consist of a series of numbers and/or letters. This sequence is typically entered by the user during the installation of computer software, and is ...

4. Windows 11 - Wikipedia

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   e. Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft 's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021. It succeeded Windows 10 (2015) and is available for free for any Windows 10 devices that meet the new Windows 11 system requirements. Windows 11 features major changes to the Windows shell influenced by the canceled Windows 10X ...

5. System Locked Pre-installation - Wikipedia

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   If the product key used for activation is lost, then product key finders, readily available on the Internet, can decrypt the key from a local installation, however only SLP keys allow the user to avoid activation upon re-installation. [2] In the SLP 2.x implementations, BIOS report the ACPI SLIC table to the operating system.

6. Windows key - Wikipedia

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   The Windows key (also known as win,start, logo, flag or super[ 1 ]key) is a keyboard key which was originally introduced on Microsoft 's Natural Keyboard in 1994. Windows 95 used it to bring up the start menu and it then became a standard key on PC keyboards. Ctrl + Esc performs the same function, in case the keyboard lacks this key.

7. Windows Genuine Advantage - Wikipedia

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   Proprietary (same as Windows) Website. www.microsoft.com /genuine /. Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) was an anti- infringement system created by Microsoft used to validate the licences of several Microsoft Windows operating systems upon accessing services such as Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center. It consisted of two components: an ...