One of the most painful things with reinstalling Windows in recent years has been reactivated every time. Sometimes it would not work and you had to call the support team by typing endless strings of numbers or read a technician. None of this should occur with the new Microsoft operating system since your activation is stored remotely.
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With your activation on the cloud , the hardware configuration can be used to identify you. WinBeta reports that you will be prompted for your key again on Windows 10 only if you are not connected . Indeed, in such a case, the operating system itself can automatically activate. - In the event that you've already done it once
This is similar to the way things were done with Windows 7 and 8, but the main difference is that with the footprint of your hardware, a certificate linked to your Windows key 10 is stored with it, so Microsoft knows that when imprint appears online again, it is valid.
In other words, this means that if you format your hard drive, or change it, since you will perform the reinstallation of Windows 10, the activation step will be skipped , saving you precious minutes in the installation process. Nevertheless, you will have to manually click a button to skip the step, but it should not be too painful.
But though this solution seems ideal, if you do a major upgrade of the components in your computer before reinstalling, you must start the process from scratch . Nevertheless, this is still a significant improvement over previous generations of the OS.
Similar to DRM, the Windows activation system is still robust. But while the activation process has been strengthened over the years, those who have acquired the OS will be pleased to know that Microsoft is working in the background to make their lives easier.
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With your activation on the cloud , the hardware configuration can be used to identify you. WinBeta reports that you will be prompted for your key again on Windows 10 only if you are not connected . Indeed, in such a case, the operating system itself can automatically activate. - In the event that you've already done it once
This is similar to the way things were done with Windows 7 and 8, but the main difference is that with the footprint of your hardware, a certificate linked to your Windows key 10 is stored with it, so Microsoft knows that when imprint appears online again, it is valid.
But though this solution seems ideal, if you do a major upgrade of the components in your computer before reinstalling, you must start the process from scratch . Nevertheless, this is still a significant improvement over previous generations of the OS.
Similar to DRM, the Windows activation system is still robust. But while the activation process has been strengthened over the years, those who have acquired the OS will be pleased to know that Microsoft is working in the background to make their lives easier.