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Activation

Process in which the product key and machine ID are registered with Microsoft.

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In Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, the mechanism by which the server makes software packages available to collections of computers, users, or groups.

AppLocker

A technology that allows you to restrict the execution of applications by publisher, file hash, or location.

App-V

See Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V).

asynchronous processing

A type of Group Policy processing in which the Windows workstations display the logged-on user’s desktop before it has finished downloading and processing the Group Policy objects from the domain controller.

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

A Windows feature that enables a computer ...

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