Find Product Key in Windows 10  

TeleFragger said:

is there a way to script this instead of using the tool?
I will start a new thread but thought this maybe the right place.

I work for a company that we get vendor pc's all the time. We need to be able to get the key from the bios and from the registry. With this we can then see if there is a key in the bios and if it is being used in the OS...
example will be vendors sending in Windows 7 pc's but win10 key is in bios... we know we can attempt to upgrade.

thanks for any help...

Look towards the end of the showkey thread. I think @Superfly was working on that for someone else that asked about it.

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Yes I ran that vbs... and it says not in bios... that is what is confusing me all up!

TeleFragger said:

Yes I ran that vbs... and it says not in bios... that is what is confusing me all up!

Then there may not be a product key stored in bios. I recently purchased a factory refurbished Asus laptop with Windows 10 installed from the factory and no product key stored in UEFI because it was refurbished with a motherboard replacement.

I started a thread.. and if you look, of course i blocked out the keys, that a few tools show the key is in the bios.... but the vbscript isnt pulling it...

Reading windows 10 key from bios - Windows 10 Forums

AFAIK Showkeyplus, Produkey, they all show the generic key in VM, starting with VK7JG.
Regretfully not the original key. I have various legitimate Windows licenses and two pc's, but lost track which product key has been used where.
Obviously uninstall the key (slmgr.vbs -upk) and re-install Windows may be the solution, but it would have been nice if a tool could produce the original key when Windows is installed on a VM.
Ah well ...

BTW does showkeyplus connect with Internet?

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Hi,
Just have a query, I have a computer running Windows 10 Pro, which i had upgraded to from Windows 7 during the free upgrade time, and my version of Windows is activated and linked to my Microsoft Account email id. Now I am going to be upgrading my PC (Motherboard, RAM, CPU, HDD) and I already downloaded a Windows 10 ISO from the Microsoft website and created a Windows 10 Install CD. Will I be able to do a fresh install using the old cd key ?
I have attached an image of what my key looks like.

Brink said:

Hello @manav1984, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)

Since your digital license for the PC is linked to your Microsoft account, you could skip entering the product key during a clean install, and setup Windows with the same Microsoft account during installation on the same PC to have Windows automatically activated on the PC.

As i mentioned, I am upgrading my PC so my hardware will change-including motherboard.