| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | Windows activation | Aktivierung von Windows (The process of activating Windows) |
| comp., MS | Windows Activation Client | Windows-Aktivierungsclient (The application that helps the user to activate a Windows product with Microsoft) |
| comp., MS | Windows Activation Technologies | Windows-Aktivierungstechnologie (A set of antipiracy features for activation and validation in Windows Vista and Windows 7) |
| comp., MS | Windows Process Activation service | Windows-Prozessaktivierungsdienst (A service that provides process activation, resource management, and health management services for message-activated applications) |