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As of 2024, Windows 10 is estimated to have a 64% share of Windows PCs, [27] still 2 times its successor Windows 11's share of 32% (and 19 times Windows 7's 3.3% share). Windows 10 has an estimated 46% share of all traditional PCs (the rest being other Windows editions and other operating systems such as macOS and Linux), and an estimated 16% ...
On Windows 10 and Windows 11, the activation process can also generate a "digital entitlement", which allows the operating system's hardware and license status to be saved to the activation servers, so that the operating system's license can automatically be restored after a clean installation without the need to enter a product key.
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.
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.
Category for free and open-source software that runs exclusively on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Free and open-source software portal See also: Category:macOS-only free software and Category:Linux-only free software
Preview builds of Windows 10, version 21H1 Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights 10.0.19043.844 [3] KB4601382 Beta Channel: February 17, 2021 Added multi-camera support for Windows Hello; Performance improvements to Windows Defender Application Guard and WMI Group Policy Service; 10.0.19043.867 [7] KB5000802 Beta Channel: March 9, 2021
A product key, typically an alphanumerical string, can represent a license to a particular copy of software. During the installation process or software launch, the user is asked to enter the key; if the key is valid (typically via internal algorithms), the key is accepted, and the user can continue.
The bundling of Microsoft Windows is the installation of Microsoft Windows in computers before their purchase. Microsoft encourages original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of personal computers to include Windows licenses, OEM softwares and OEM drivers with their products, and agreements between Microsoft and OEMs have undergone antitrust scrutiny.