Is $\mathbb{C}[[t]]$ isomorphic to the localization of $\mathbb{C}[t]$ at the maximal ideal $(t)$?

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It seems to me that the power series ring $\mathbb{C}[[t]]$ is isomorphic to the localization of $\mathbb{C}[t]$ at the maximal ideal $(t)$, but I am not sure.

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This is not true. The ring $\mathbb{C}[t]_{(t)}$ is naturally a subring of $\mathbb{C}[[t]]$, yet this inclusion is proper. For example one can solve $\sqrt{1-t}$ over $\mathbb{C}[[t]]$ and there is no solution over $\mathbb{C}[t]_{(t)}$.