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In addition, if an end-user feels the need to perform a "clean install" of Windows and if the manufacturer supplies the user with an installation disc (not a "System Recovery" disc that is a hard-drive image), the user will not be prompted to activate the copy, given that the installation is performed on the same motherboard.
AOL Tech Fortress is supported on Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or later. Minimum configuration of 1GB RAM and 100 megabytes of free hard disk space, 1.80 GHz or faster 2 cores and x86/x64 compatible architectures. Also compatible with Windows Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 tablets.
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.
AOL Tech Fortress is supported onMicrosoft Windows 7 SP1 or later. 1GB RAM and 100 megabytes of free hard disk space, 1.80 GHz or faster 2 cores and x86/x64 compatible architectures. One PC per purchase. Also compatible with Windows Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 tablets.
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Product activation is a license validation procedure required by some proprietary software programs. Product activation prevents unlimited free use of copied or replicated software. Unactivated software refuses to fully function until it determines whether it is authorized to fully function. Activation allows the software to stop blocking its use.
Setup begins to expand Windows files using a WIM image (aka install.wim). If the user has picked to upgrade from a current install of Windows (e.g. Windows 7 to 10), the files and applications will be transferred. If booting from the installation disk, the bootloader is installed (in the case of Windows Vista and above, this would be BOOTMGR).
Control Panel has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0, [1] with each successive version introducing new applets. Beginning with Windows 95, the Control Panel is implemented as a special folder, i.e. the folder does not physically exist, but only contains shortcuts to various applets such as Add or Remove Programs and Internet Options.