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Discussions tagged with 'long-term effects' on WindowsForum.com focus on potential hardware and software consequences of certain Windows settings and actions. One thread examines whether repeatedly dimming and turning off a display in Windows 7 can cause long-term damage to the display electronics, weighing power savings against hardware wear. Another thread involves a Windows 7 64-bit Pro user experiencing genuine validation errors (code 0x8004fe22) after purchasing an official OEM System Builder pack, raising concerns about the long-term effects of Microsoft's validation process on legitimate users. These conversations highlight user interest in understanding the durability and reliability impacts of Windows configuration choices and licensing issues.
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Windows 7 Does dimming and turning off the display make sense?
As you know Win 7 offers options (especially for notebooks) to dim the display after e.g. 15minutes or turn it completely off after 30 minutes of inactivity. Obviously the user can save (rechargable) power with that. But I am particularly interested in possible disadvantages for the hardware...- pstein
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- dimming display hardware inactivity long-term effects notebook power saving recommendations screen damage windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 WIN 7 64-bit Pro Genuine problem with official OEM version
I looked through the other posts, and read everything but didn't find a correct answer for my situation. As I build my own PCs, I purchased an official OEM System Builder pack at an official Microsoft reseller in Belgium. With other words I have serial nbr, COA barcodes ans so one. Since two...- Italiamipiace
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- coa error genuine long-term effects microsoft oem software activation system builder troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Help and Support