Not sure, but I assume, they take a hardware profile ID of your system and attach the key to that... similar to how Windows makes you jump through hoops if you change out the motherboard or other certain hardware as it's not seen as the same computer. (at least at first)
My Computers
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At a glance
Windows 11 Pro βIntel® Core™ i7-1165G732 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAMIntel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics- OS
- Windows 11 Pro β
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg0070wm
- CPU
- Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 2TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
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At a glance
macOS Ventura3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i540 GB 2400 MHz DDR4Radeon Pro 570 4 GB- Operating System
- macOS Ventura
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Apple iMac 27" 5K (2017)
- CPU
- 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
- Memory
- 40 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon Pro 570 4 GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 27" 5K, 34" UW
- Screen Resolution
- Mon 1: 5120 × 2880 Mon 2: 2560 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 32GB NVME, 1TB SSD






