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2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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   In Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2, after a grace period of 30 days (60 days for Windows Server 2008), the operating system will display the notice stating that the copy of Windows is not genuine and set the desktop background to black. This includes allowing only critical and ...

3. Windows Genuine Advantage - Wikipedia

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   Windows Genuine Advantage Notification in Windows XP Windows Genuine Advantage Popup in Windows XP. The WGA validation process validates the present installation of Windows and its license key against the detected computer hardware and determines if the software was licensed from Microsoft.

4. 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 product key for a Windows version is added and locked to the machine's firmware before mass distribution.

5. Bundling of Microsoft Windows - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft does not provide refunds for Windows licenses sold through an OEM, including licenses that come with the purchase of a computer or are pre-installed on a computer. [28] A Microsoft Denmark representative stated that Microsoft's Windows license terms allow OEMs to offer a refund for just the Windows license. [29]

6. Criticism of Microsoft - Wikipedia

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   In 2008, by means of the Windows update mechanism, a verification program called "Windows Genuine Advantage" (WGA) was downloaded and installed. [48] When WGA detects that the copy of Windows is not genuine, it periodically turns the user's screen black.

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.