Windows 10 Keys

Question

How do I find my purchased Windows 10 keys?

Answer 1

Hi PhilNoon,

I am Vijay, an Independent Advisor. I am here to work with you on this problem.

A: Use third party tools

1. Download and run OemKey from https://neosmart.net/OemKey/

OR

2. Download and run Showkeyplus from https://github.com/Superfly-Inc/ShowKeyPlus

B: Windows 10 was preinstalled

Right click on Windows Start > Click Windows PowerShell (admin)

Copy below and Paste & Enter

wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

The product key will be revealed, copy the product key

C: Microsoft Help on product key finding

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10749/...

Source - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Do let me know if you require any further help on this. Will be glad to help you.

Disclaimer 1 - Using Third Party Software is completely at your own risk. This advice is in my personal capacity as a volunteer.

Disclaimer 2 - This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

Answer 2

I accept the all thing

Answer 3

Thnak you, I am running Win 7 right now as I had to reload after a disc failure using the OEM disc that cam with my computer. I upgraded to WIN 10 before the hard drive crash using a digital download upgrade from Microsoft. I did not record the key so now I cannot re-install WIN 10. I was thinking that Microsoft would have a record of the WIN 10 key that I was already given.

Answer 4

                How do I find my purchased Windows 10 keys?

Find Windows 10 Product Key After Upgrade

After downloading it, extract the zip file then launch ShowKeyPlus.exe.

Immediately, ShowKeyPlus will reveal your product key and license information such as:

• Product Name
• Product ID
• The currently installed key, which is the generic product key used by Windows 10 depending on the edition installed.
• The Original product key. This can be your Windows 7 or Windows 8 retail or OEM product key before upgrading. This is the product key you want if you encounter product activation issues in Windows 10.
• OEM Key OR Retail: ShowKeyPlus will check for the presence of an OEM marker; that is how big name vendors activate multiple machines at the factory running Windows.

If you’re encountering product activation issues, once you use ShowKeyPlus to find your original product key, you can use it to update the product key values in Windows 10.

Copy the product key and go to Settings > Update & Security > Activation.

Then select the Change product key button and paste it in*.* Restart Windows 10, and you should be activated.

You can also use ShowKeyPlus to find your product key from a Windows Backup, and also to verify which edition your product key is associated with using the Check product key function.

Answer 5

If you had your Windows 10 license activated previously, you got a digital license. You will never need the product key again once you get digital license. Since, you have a digital license, hence when you do clean install, the license information is automatically picked up from Microsoft activation servers. Windows will activate your Windows license from this information.

Make sure the version installed is same as it was previous. For example, if it was Windows 10 Home, you need to install Windows 10 Home only not Windows 10 Pro. If at any point during installation it asks for the key, choose you will do it later on / skip.