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Version 3.0.0, introduced in February 2015, added a 64-bit entry point, which can coexist with the previously defined 32-bit entry point. Version 3.4.0 was released in August 2020. [8] Version 3.5.0 was released in September 2021. [9] Version 3.6.0 was released in June 2022. [10] Version 3.7.0 was released in July 2023. [11]
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.
The Reg.exe and RegIni.exe utility tools are included in Windows XP and later versions of Windows. Alternative locations for legacy versions of Windows include the Resource Kit CDs or the original Installation CD of Windows. Also, a .REG file can be imported from the command line with the following command: RegEdit.exe /s file
Version 2.0 of the UEFI specification was released on 31 January 2006. It added cryptography and security. Version 2.1 of the UEFI specification was released on 7 January 2007. It added network authentication and the user interface architecture ('Human Interface Infrastructure' in UEFI).
The development of DMI, 2.0 version June 24, 1998, [1] marked the first move by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) into desktop-management standards. [2] Before the introduction of DMI, no standardized source of information could provide details about components in a personal computer.