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2. Windows 8 - Wikipedia

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   New features and functionality in Windows 8 include a faster startup through UEFI integration and the new "Hybrid Boot" mode (which hibernates the Windows kernel on shutdown to speed up the subsequent boot), [63] a new lock screen with a clock and notifications, [64] and the ability for enterprise users to create live USB variants of Windows ...

3. Features new to Windows 8 - Wikipedia

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   For system recovery, Windows 8 introduced new functions known collectively as "Push-button reset", [117] which allows a user to re-install Windows without needing to use installation media. The feature consists of "Reset" and "Refresh" functions, accessible from within the advanced boot options menu and PC Settings.

4. UEFI - Wikipedia

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   They can use different I/O protocols, but SPI is the most common. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface ( UEFI, / ˈjuːɪfaɪ / or as an acronym) [ b] is a specification that defines the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting the computer hardware and its interface for interaction with the operating system.

5. Microsoft Windows - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.It is grouped into families and sub-families that cater to particular sectors of the computing industry – Windows (unqualified) for a consumer or corporate workstation, Windows Server for a server and Windows IoT for an embedded system.

6. BitLocker - Wikipedia

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   USB Key Mode: The user must insert a USB device that contains a startup key into the computer to be able to boot the protected OS. Note that this mode requires that the BIOS on the protected machine supports the reading of USB devices in the pre-OS environment.

7. Syskey - Wikipedia

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   Screenshot of the Syskey utility on the Windows 8.1 operating system requesting the user to enter a password. The SAM Lock Tool, better known as Syskey (the name of its executable file ), is a discontinued component of Windows NT that encrypts the Security Account Manager (SAM) database using a 128-bit RC4 encryption key. [ 1]

8. Kon-Boot - Wikipedia

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   Kon-Boot (aka konboot, kon boot) is a software utility that allows users to bypass Microsoft Windows passwords and Apple macOS passwords (Linux support has been deprecated) without lasting or persistent changes to system on which it is executed.

9. Windows 10 editions - Wikipedia

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   At the time of launch, Microsoft deemed Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) and Windows 8.1 users eligible to upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge, so long as the upgrade took place within one year of Windows 10's initial release date. Windows RT and the respective Enterprise editions of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 were excluded from this offer.