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  2. Winlogon - Wikipedia

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    Classic "Begin logon" dialog box on Windows XP Windows 11 lock screen, requiring user to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.. Winlogon (Windows Logon) is the component of Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for handling the secure attention sequence, loading the user profile on logon, creates the desktops for the window station, and optionally locking the computer when a screensaver is ...

  3. Graphical identification and authentication - Wikipedia

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    The graphical identification and authentication (GINA) is a component of Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, [1] Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 [2] that provides secure authentication and interactive logon services. GINA is a replaceable dynamically linked library that is loaded early in the boot process in the context of ...

  4. List of Microsoft Windows components - Wikipedia

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    Windows 95. File Explorer. ( previously Windows Explorer) Provides an interface for accessing the file systems, launching applications, and performing common tasks such as viewing and printing pictures. Windows 95. Windows Search. Starting with Windows Vista, search is a tightly shell-integrated component of Windows.

  5. Bliss (image) - Wikipedia

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    Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is an unedited photograph of a green hill and blue sky with white clouds in the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area of Wine Country, California. Charles O'Rear took the photo in January 1996 and Microsoft bought the rights ...

  6. Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct upgrade to its predecessors, Windows 2000 for high-end and business users and Windows Me for home users, and is available for any devices running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me that meet ...

  7. Minimum system requirements for AOL Mail - AOL Help

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    Windows 7 and newer - Works best with the latest version of Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and AOL Desktop Gold. Mac OS X and newer - Works best with the latest version of Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.

  8. Windows Neptune - Wikipedia

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    Neptune included a logon screen similar to that later used in Windows XP. A firewall new to Neptune was later integrated into Windows XP as the Windows Firewall. Neptune also experimented with a new HTML and Win32-based user interface originally intended for Windows Me, called Activity Centers, for task-centered operations.

  9. Control Panel (Windows) - Wikipedia

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    Control panel. Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings. It consists of a set of applets that include adding or removing hardware and software, controlling user accounts, changing accessibility options, and accessing networking settings.