Summary

We can summarize this chapter as follows:

• The Out of Box Experience (OOBE) is the first-run setup experience that facilitates the configuration of Windows 10 devices purchased from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
• Provisioning represents a task to configure end-user devices
• The Windows Configuration Designer (WCD) is a tool that helps to configure Windows 10 devices
• A software license is a legal agreement between an end user and the owner of the software that governs the use and redistribution of the software
• The software activation represents a process that ensures that the end user is using a genuine copy of the software
• The product key represents a software license, whereas the software activation verifies the product key that is used to install the Windows OS
• Microsoft Volume Licensing enables a single Windows 10 license to be used on multiple computers at the same time
• ADBA is a GUI-based activation method that automatically activates computers with Windows 10 generic VLK editions once they join the organization's domain
• KMS is a legacy method of automatically activating Windows (both desktop and server) and Office editions based on volume licensing
• A KMS host key enables KMS functionality
• slmgr.vbs is Microsoft's command-line licensing tool that stands for Windows Software Licensing Management Tool
• Active Directory objects represent users, computers, peripheral devices, and network services
• Group Policies are pre-configured templates that control user behavior on computers, peripheral devices, and network applications across the organization's network