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  2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    In Windows 7 and later, significant hardware changes (e.g. motherboard) may require a re-activation. In Windows 10 and 11, a user can run the Activation Troubleshooter if the user has changed hardware on their device recently. If the hardware has changed again after activation, they must wait 30 days before running the troubleshooter again.

  3. Windows 11 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 11 SE was announced on November 9, 2021, as an edition exclusively for low-end devices sold in the education market; it is intended as a successor to Windows 10 S, and also competes primarily with ChromeOS. It is designed to be managed via Microsoft Intune. Based on feedback from educators, Windows 11 SE has multiple UI differences and ...

  4. Volume licensing - Wikipedia

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    A volume license key that was commonly used to bypass product activation in early versions of Windows XP was FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8. [8] This key was part of the first warez release of the final version of Windows XP by a group called devils0wn , 35 days before the operating system's official retail release on 28 August 2001. [ 9 ]

  5. List of Microsoft codenames - Wikipedia

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    Windows 3.1 with enhanced networking; designed to work particularly well as a client with the new Windows NT. [4] [5] Snowball — Windows for Workgroups 3.11: An updated version of Windows for Workgroups 3.1, which introduces 32-bit file access and network improvements. It also removes the Standard Mode, effectively dropping support for 16-bit ...

  6. List of features removed in Windows 11 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 11 is the latest major release of the Windows NT operating system and the successor of Windows 10. Some features of the operating system were removed in comparison to Windows 10, and further changes in older features have occurred within subsequent feature updates to Windows 11. Following is a list of these.

  7. Product key - Wikipedia

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    Product key on a Proof of License Certificate of Authenticity for Windows Vista Home Premium. 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.

  8. Second Level Address Translation - Wikipedia

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    VM exits significantly impact code execution performance. [12] [13] With MBE, the same page table can be shared between unsigned usermode code and signed kernelmode code, with two sets of execute permission depending on the execution context. VM exits are no longer necessary when execution context switches between unsigned usermode and signed ...

  9. KVM switch - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical switch for keyboard (serial, PS/2 connector) and video (VGA, DE-15 connector) KVM switches were originally passive, mechanical devices based on multi-pole switches and some of the cheapest devices on the market still use this technology. Mechanical switches usually have a rotary knob to select between computers.