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  2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the copy of Windows installed does not use the product key listed on the certificate of authenticity, but rather a master product key issued to OEMs called a System Locked Pre-installation (SLP) key. On each boot, Windows confirms the presence of specific information stored in the BIOS by the manufacturer, ensuring the activation ...

  3. System Locked Pre-installation - Wikipedia

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    If the product key used for activation is lost, then product key finders, readily available on the Internet, can decrypt the key from a local installation, however only SLP keys allow the user to avoid activation upon re-installation. [3] In the SLP 2.x implementations, BIOS report the ACPI SLIC table to the operating system.

  4. 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.

  5. Windows Genuine Advantage - Wikipedia

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    On Windows XP, if WGA determines that a user's copy of Windows is unauthorized, but was installed from seemingly legitimate media (i.e., the CD/DVD and holographic emblem present on real copies of Windows seems genuine), then Microsoft will supply the user with a new CD/DVD. However, newer versions of Windows will still require the user to ...

  6. Got Holiday Stress? Here Are 10 Nighttime Activities to Help ...

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    The key is to create something that is rich in detail and pleasantly consumes all your thoughts. The more you practice this activity to more useful it will become as a helpful sleep aid. Liubomyr ...

  7. 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

  8. Trump announces new ambassadors to Portugal, Malta - AOL

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    President-elect Trump announced two new foreign ambassadors on Tuesday in a Truth Social post. “It is my great honor to announce that John Arrigo will serve as the next United States Ambassador ...

  9. Breaking Down the Gruesome and Heartbreaking ‘Squid Game ...

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    Hyun-ju moves back to the main room to check on Dae-ho, but is too late as new Pink Guards decide to come in before she is able to go back to the rest of the group. Watch 'Squid Game' on Netflix ...