Windows 8 will use the new activation Technology OA 3.0

Windows 8 will no longer use the same OEM Activation 2.1 (Hardware system Licensing validation, OA) technology as Windows 7, which may be upgraded to OA 3.0. Today's speculation is confirmed by Microsoft, and at yesterday's Computex 2011 conference, Microsoft vice President Michael Angiulo, who was responsible for Windows strategy and hardware, said that Windows 8 would use OA 3.0.

As we all know, Windows 7 is equipped with OA 2.1 technology, and Windows Vista is equipped with OA 2.0. With the advance of the original equipment manufacturer's activation technology for Windows 8 pre-installed in the new computer, Microsoft is bound to upgrade OA technology, so OA 2.1 upgrades to OA 3.0 is not surprising.

Windows users should know that Microsoft offers many kinds of Windows System activation methods Ghost XP systems. One way is called system-locked Pre-installation (pre-installed system lockout) OEM Activation, which is the only way to activate the original device manufacturer. With OA, the original equipment manufacturer can bulk activate a specific copy of the Windows system through the motherboard.

A copy of the Windows system of the original device manufacturer's computer is built into the motherboard, and it cannot be ported to other computers. OA 2.1 Specifies the following:

1. Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) activation is a permanent, one-time Windows 7 activation method.

2. The activation process occurs before the computer is sold, so the end user or organization does not need to make any activation.

3. A copy of Windows 7 installed by an OEM manufacturer on a computer is legal only on a specific computer, and end users can reinstall and reactivate the system only through the recovery CD provided by the OEM manufacturer.