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Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.org
Click on “Meeting
Notes”2
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SUMMARY
The activation process for "Windows.."
has changed dramatically from
"Windows XP" to "Windows 10".
Here is a comparison of the activation
processes for the various versions of
"Windows.."
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TOPICS
• "Digital Rights Management"
Processes
• "Genuine Windows" For Versions
"Windows.." Involved Generating and
Storing A "Hash Tag" Consisting of
12 Parameters
• "Windows 10" has "Digital License"
and "Product Key" Activation
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES
• "DRM" protects the intellectual
property rights of the creators of
something which in this case is an
operating system
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES (continued)
• Linux:
for most "distros" of Linux there is
no DRM:
please copy and distribute them!
• Mac OS X:
no activation required but Apple
severely limits the availability and
compatibility of installation media6
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES (continued)
• "Windows XP"
and "Windows Vista" have
"Windows Genuine Advantage"
for an activation process
• "Windows 7" has
"Windows Activation
Technologies" 7
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES (continued)
• "Windows 10" has
"Product Key Activation" which
results in a "Digital License"
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES (continued)
• The activation process for
most of Microsoft's software
products including
"Windows.." depends on
their server farms:
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES (continued)
• 1+ million servers for Microsoft
services such as "OneDrive",
"Bing", "Outlook.com", "Skype",
"Xbox", according to Steve Ballmer.
Seehttp://www.extremetech.com/extreme/1
61772-microsoft-now-has-one-million-
servers-less-than-google-but-more-
than-amazon-says-ballmer
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES (continued)
• $23 billion spent to build
server farms worldwide
according to
https://storageservers.wordpr
ess.com/2013/07/17/facts-
and-stats-of-worlds-largest-
data-centers/
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"DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT"
PROCESSES (continued)• Server farms located in
Santa Clara, California
Chicago (Northlake), Illinois
West Des Moines, Iowa (x3)
San Antonio, Texas
Boydton, Virginia
Ashburn, Virginia
Quincy, Washington
Dublin, Ireland
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Server Farms
Operated by
Microsoft contain:
Activation Servers
"OneDrive" Servers
Web Servers
Email Servers
Internet
Connection
"Windows..
"computer
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10"
• Activation is based on "Genuine
Windows" for versions of
"Windows.." prior to "Windows
10.."
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• The "Genuine Windows" process
means that the various information
is stored both on the internal hard
drive of your computer AND at
Microsoft's activation servers:
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• "Windows XP"
and "Windows Vista" have "Windows
Genuine Advantage"
• "Windows 7" has
"Windows Activation Technologies"
• "Windows 10" has "Digital License"
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• Computer make and model
• Version information for the
operating system and software
• Region and language settings
• A unique number assigned to your
computer by the tools (Globally
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• Product Key (hashed) and Product
ID
• BIOS name, revision number, and
revision date
• Hard drive volume serial number
(hashed)23
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• Product Key (hashed) and Product
ID
• BIOS name, revision number, and
revision date
• Hard drive volume serial number
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)• Whether the installation was
successful if one was performed
• The result of the validation check,
including error codes and
information about any activation
exploits and any related malicious
or unauthorized software found or
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• and
http://www.microsoft.com/middleea
st/Saudi/windows/genuine/validate.
aspx?menuItem=menu4
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• and http://windows.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows/activate-
windows#1TC=windows-7
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• and http://windows.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows/activate-
windows#1TC=windows-7
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• and
http://mobile.osnews.com/comment
.php?news_id=26661
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• and
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/thre
ads/windows-7-validation-up-and-
running-now.265585/
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• In other words, for "Windows.."
prior to "Window 10..",
Microsoft does not store the
UUID of the motherboard of
your computer in it's activation
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"GENUINE WINDOWS" FOR
VERSIONS OF "WINDOWS.." PRIOR
TO "WINDOWS 10" (continued)
• For details about this, see
http://www.zdnet.com/articl
e/windows-activation-
technologies-an-
unauthorized-inside-look/32
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ACTIVATION IN "WINDOWS 10"
• For details about activation in
"Windows 10..", see
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhar
dsig/win10/activation/win10-
activation.pdf
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