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  2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Product Activation. 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 ...

  3. Windows 10 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 10 is the final version of Windows that supports 32-bit processors ( IA-32 and ARMv7-based) and devices with BIOS firmware. Its successor, Windows 11, requires a device that uses UEFI firmware and a 64-bit processor in any supported architecture ( x86-64 for x86 and ARMv8 for ARM).

  4. Volume licensing - Wikipedia

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    Volume licensing. In software licensing, volume licensing is the practice of using one license to authorize software on a large number of computers and/or for a large number of users. Customers of such licensing schemes are typically business, governmental or educational institutions, with prices for volume licensing varying depending on the ...

  5. 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. It certifies that the copy of the program is original. Product keys consist of a series of numbers and/or letters.

  6. Software cracking - Wikipedia

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    Software cracking (known as "breaking" mostly in the 1980s [1]) is an act of removing copy protection from a software. [2] Copy protection can be removed by applying a specific crack. A crack can mean any tool that enables breaking software protection, a stolen product key, or guessed password. Cracking software generally involves circumventing ...

  7. ESET - Wikipedia

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    ESET, s.r.o., is a software company specializing in cybersecurity. ESET's security products are made in Europe [3] and provide security software in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Its software is localized into more than 30 languages. The company was founded in 1992 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Microsoft Office 2021 - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Office 2021 (third release codenamed Office 16) is a version of the Microsoft Office suite of applications for the Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems. It was released on October 5, 2021, along with Windows 11, and replaced Office 2019. [3] A successor, Microsoft Office 2024 is expected to be rolled out in the second half of ...