Find your windows 10 product key using the command prompt.
Hp laptop windows 10 product key.
The method to find windows product key varies depending on whether windows 10 was purchased from microsoft came pre installed on your computer or was obtained by switching to windows 10 from an earlier version of windows.
This was a deliberate change that microsoft made in order to prevent the theft and illegitimate use of oem product keys i won t go into the method used by the thieves here but it was incredibly simple.
Pc world have highlighted that in windows 10 utilities like magical jelly bean key finder or belarc advisor find generic product keys instead of authentic ones.
Hi there if windows came pre installed then you can pull out the key using below command.
The key windows 10 pro users will see in keyfinder or belarc advisor.
If a system has a digital product key that was injected into the system bios during the manufacturing process windows 10 will use that key to activate windows 10 on that specific system.
Activation is automatic when connected to the internet.
If you aren t able to get help from your retailer or have already tried and couldn t get a working key call microsoft support.
Microsoft windows 10 32 bit i need help in locating the windows 10 product key for my hp laptop i have lost the box and the disc since i have recently moved and cannot locate them i ve looked under the battery pack and did not see the key code there.
Starting with all pc s that come with w8 or newer the windows product key is in the bios and it should not be necessary to use it to install the same version of w10 that the product key is good for and the installation should automatically activate.
Press windows key x then click command prompt admin at the command prompt type the following command then hit enter on your keyboard.
W10 will automatically work with the product key in the bios.
For more information about digital licenses and product keys in windows 10 see the methods of activation section in activate windows 10.
All hp systems sold with windows 10 will include a digital product key in the bios.
As you have discovered the product keys for windows 8 and 8 1 are not printed on stickers anymore.
If your product key is scratched blurred or otherwise unusable contact the retailer who sold you the product.
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There is no need to know the key or anything.