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  2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    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 OEMs called a System Locked Pre-installation (SLP) key. On each boot, Windows confirms the presence of specific information stored in the BIOS by the manufacturer, ensuring the activation ...

  3. Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft released Windows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers on August 6, 2009. [51] Microsoft announced that Windows 7, along with Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing in the United States and Canada on July 22, 2009.

  4. Software cracking - Wikipedia

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    Software crack illustration. Software cracking (known as "breaking" mostly in the 1980s [1]) is an act of removing copy protection from a software. [2] Copy protection can be removed by applying a specific crack. A crack can mean any tool that enables breaking software protection, a stolen product key, or guessed password. Cracking software ...

  5. 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.

  6. List of Microsoft software - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft is a developer of personal computer software. It is best known for its Windows operating system, the Internet Explorer and subsequent Microsoft Edge web browsers, the Microsoft Office family of productivity software plus services, and the Visual Studio IDE.

  7. List of free and open-source software packages - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of free and open-source software (FOSS) packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses.Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source. [1]

  8. Visual Studio - Wikipedia

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    The final build of Visual Studio 2012 was announced on August 1, 2012, and the official launch event was held on September 12, 2012. [174] Unlike prior versions, Visual Studio 2012 cannot record and play macros and the macro editor has been removed. [175] Also unlike prior versions, Visual Studio 2012 require Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server ...

  9. Windows Embedded Automotive - Wikipedia

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    With the release of Ford Sync, Microsoft renamed the platform from "Windows Mobile for Automotive" to "Microsoft Auto". [10] Microsoft again renamed the operating system as "Windows Embedded Automotive", and updated its version to 7 on October 19, 2010. [11] This is the latest in MS Auto category, and is based on the Windows CE platform. [12]