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Windows Vista has new Reduced Functionality Mode
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Windows Vista will ship with anti-piracy technology that will lock down the OS if it has not been 
activated within 30 days of first use, Microsoft announced today. If the OS is not activated, Windows will switch to a reduced functionality mode that will cripple the OS. This is but one of many planned features of Microsoft’s new Software Protection Platform (SPP), shared by both Windows Vista and the forthcoming Longhorn Server, due sometime late next year (at the earliest).
Anti-piracy at installation
As with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Longhorn Server will both feature newly revamped versions of what we’ve come to know as Windows Product Activation (WPA). After installation, users will have 30 days to "activate" Windows, by which Microsoft means that users will have to provide a product key to fully unlock the OS. If a user fails to supply a valid key in that timeframe, Windows Vista will respond with a new set of options Windows Vista has new Reduced Functionality Mode
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