Why do some games/applications need you to restart your computer/laptop after installation?

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Why do some games/applications need you to restart your computer/laptop after installation?

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These applications have added components to the operating system that need to replace files currently in use. These could be drivers for accessing hardware or implementing copy protection. It is also possible that some files private to the application from a previous installation happened to be open during setup. The system should execute any replacements during the next startup process before these components get launched.

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