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What components of the PC are used to create the hardware hash?

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What components of the PC are used to create the hardware hash?

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For security reasons, Microsoft does not disclose the exact components or number of components used to create the hardware hash. How many components of the PC must change before I am required to reactivate? Are the changes cumulative? In other words, if I change one component today and one tomorrow, is that two component changes? Common changes to hardware such as upgrading a video card, adding a second hard disk drive, adding RAM or upgrading a CD-ROM device will not require the system to be reactivated. The changes are cumulative; however, if a user is asked to reactivate, the hardware profile is reset to that new configuration.