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Windows 10 Pro -- find product key ?
Below are the steps I do to find out what Windows 10 Pro product key machines have
** I know I do NOT need to keep track of the key since it is in BIOS, but I just like to know what key I am using
Does the below really get the correct product key ?
1. login to Windows 10 Pro PC
2. open CMD in AdminMode
3. run below
** wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
** I know I do NOT need to keep track of the key since it is in BIOS, but I just like to know what key I am using
Does the below really get the correct product key ?
1. login to Windows 10 Pro PC
2. open CMD in AdminMode
3. run below
** wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
Not with a Digital Entitlement Key.. Magic Jellybean and others don't find the key any more
My license is in the Microsoft Licensing Server but the command above still gives my Key. I checked it with Glary Utilities and got the same key.
Also, David may have a different license type than I do. My machine is Windows 10 Pro OEM from Lenovo.
Mine is W10 Enterprise and the result of the wmic command is blank
I normally use Belarc Advisor - It gives you all the Product ID and Keycodes for all your licenced programs.
Just for fun, I built my machine myself and all I get when I run that command is "OA3xOriginalProductKey" as a response. Speccy correctly identifies my Windows 10 key. The wmic command will only return a result on computers that have the key embedded in Bios/Uefi
The command I verified above works on Windows Pro (not Enterprise as my good friend David uses)
I'm on Windows 10 Pro here too, but wmic doesn't return a key, where speccy does. I imagine Lenovo laptops would come with an embedded BIOS/UEFI Windows key? I purchased this copy of Win 10 Pro online from Microsoft so it's a digitally held license as well.
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Andrew is correct... I also have a digital entitlement key for WIN 10 PRO as it was upgraded from WIN 7 during the free upgrade period... Just get the response: OA3xOriginalProductKey
That was the command from far back here.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/find-windows-product-key