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Win 10 Pro activation key from unused HDD
I have an HDD drive from a computer that I no longer use. It has Win 10 Pro on it. Is there a way to find the activation key so that I can upgrade my current pc which has Win 10 Home on it?
I have an HDD drive from a computer that I no longer use. It has Win 10 Pro on it. Is there a way to find the activation key so that I can upgrade my current pc which has Win 10 Home on it?
showkey plus:
ShowKeyPlus
Use the Retrieve Key From Backup function in the upper right corner.
You can retrieve the installed key from the HDD with the 'Retrieve key from backup' option in ShowKeyPlus
You'll need to point ShowKeyPlus to its SOFTWARE hive in Windows\System32\config. However, if the key you find ends with 3V66T then it's the generic Pro key, typically found if the W10 Pro was originally W7 Pro and upgraded to W10. A generic key will not activate Windows.
Thank you Navy and Bree for your answers. I will try ShowKeyPlus.