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  2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Product Activation is a DRM technology used by Microsoft Corporation in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system and its Office productivity suite. The procedure enforces compliance with the program's end-user license agreement by transmitting information about both the product key used to ...

  3. Windows 10 - Wikipedia

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    Universal Windows Platform. Fluent Design System. v. t. e. Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft 's Windows NT operating system. It is the direct successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier. It was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and later to retail on July 29, 2015. [ 20]

  4. UEFI - Wikipedia

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    UEFI requires the firmware and operating system loader (or kernel) to be size-matched; that is, a 64-bit UEFI firmware implementation can load only a 64-bit operating system (OS) boot loader or kernel (unless the CSM-based Legacy boot is used) and the same applies to 32-bit.

  5. Trusted Execution Technology - Wikipedia

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    Trusted Execution Technology. Intel Trusted Execution Technology ( Intel TXT, formerly known as LaGrande Technology) is a computer hardware technology of which the primary goals are: Attestation of the authenticity of a platform and its operating system. Assuring that an authentic operating system starts in a trusted environment, which can then ...

  6. Windows 10 version history - Wikipedia

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    Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.Microsoft described Windows 10 as an "operating system as a service" that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support milestones that will only receive ...

  7. System Management BIOS - Wikipedia

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    In computing, the System Management BIOS ( SMBIOS) specification defines data structures (and access methods) that can be used to read management information produced by the BIOS of a computer. [ 1] This eliminates the need for the operating system to probe hardware directly to discover what devices are present in the computer.

  8. Firmware - Wikipedia

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    In computing, firmware is software that provides low-level control of computing device hardware. For a relatively simple device, firmware may perform all control, monitoring and data manipulation functionality. For a more complex device, firmware may provide relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction services to higher-level ...

  9. BIOS - Wikipedia

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    UEFI. In computing, BIOS ( / ˈbaɪɒs, - oʊs /, BY-oss, -⁠ohss; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup). [ 1]