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  2. List of copy protection schemes - Wikipedia

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    Serial Copy Management System Records in the sub code data bits that expresses whether the media is copy allowed(00), copy once(10) or copy prohibited(11). Traitor Tracing Rather than directly preventing copying, embeds user information into files so if they are uploaded, the copyright holder could find out exactly who uploaded the file.

  3. 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.

  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 Windows product key is added and locked to the machine's firmware before mass distribution. SLP product keys cannot be moved to other machines.

  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. List of Compact Disc and DVD copy protection schemes

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    The encryption key will expire after pre-determined date so the media can be used only temporarily. Also used to implement trial editions of programs. [1] SecuROM Limits the number of PCs activated at the same time from the same key. StarForce Asks for Serial ID at install or startup to verify the license. TAGES

  7. ChatGPT ‘grandma exploit’ gives users free keys for Windows 11

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    ChatGPT generated five licence keys for Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro, while also offering the user condolences. “I hope these keys help you relax and fall asleep,” the AI chatbot wrote.

  8. 96 Shortcuts for Accents and Symbols: A Cheat Sheet

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    The alt keys (there are two of them) are easy to find on any Windows device—there’s one on either side of the space bar. It’s easy to make any accent or symbol on a Windows keyboard once you ...

  9. Copy protection - Wikipedia

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    Copy protection for computer software, especially for games, has been a long cat-and-mouse struggle between publishers and crackers.These were (and are) programmers who defeated copy protection on software as a hobby, add their alias to the title screen, and then distribute the "cracked" product to the network of warez BBSes or Internet sites that specialized in distributing unauthorized ...