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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. System Locked Pre-installation - Wikipedia

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   System Locked Pre-installation (SLP), also referred to as OEM Activation, is a product activation procedure for Microsoft Windows used by major OEMs of laptops and pre-built PCs wherein a Windows product key is added and locked to the machine's firmware before mass distribution. SLP product keys cannot be moved to other machines.

4. 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.

5. Product activation - Wikipedia

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   A product key is required to proceed and use Windows 95. In one form, product activation refers to a method invented by Ric Richardson and patented (U.S. patent 5,490,216) by Uniloc where a software application hashes hardware serial numbers and an ID number specific to the product's license (a product key) to

6. Windows Genuine Advantage - Wikipedia

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   It also informs users that may have a non-genuine version of Windows why their Windows version isn't being reported as genuine. However, unlike previous releases, it started being only automatically delivered to Windows machines using four widely distributed product keys. [9] The latest update (version 1.9.0040.0) was released on March 24, 2009.

7. System File Checker - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft ships this utility with Windows 98, Windows 2000 and all subsequent versions of the Windows NT family of operating systems. In Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 10, System File Checker is integrated with Windows Resource Protection (WRP), which protects registry keys and folders as well as critical system files.

8. Windows Setup - Wikipedia

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   On Windows 10, a sister program to Upgrade Assistant known as "Media Creation Tool" was introduced, which is used to download the Windows OS files and generate ISO images or USB boot media. [7] In January 2024, Microsoft began to replace Windows Setup on the Windows 11 boot media with a revamped version based on the UI of Upgrade Assistant ...

9. List of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia

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   Timeline showing releases of Windows for personal computers and servers. Microsoft Windows is a computer operating system developed by Microsoft.It was first launched in 1985 as a graphical operating system built on MS-DOS.