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July 24th, 2013 18:00
product key #
Can someone please tell me where I can the product key # for my windows eight, I have to reinstall it and I don't know where to look for it
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J03
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July 24th, 2013 21:00
There are various tools to find the Product Key for Windows 8. NirSoft has Produkey. It reads the Product ID in the registry and converts it to the Product Key.
Another one: Windows 8 Product Key Viewer 1.4.7d will find the Product Key that is supposed to be in the BIOS; if it doesn't find it there it will do the same thing that Produkey does and finds the Product ID in the registry and converts it to your Product Key.
However, you need to use a Dell Windows 8 Recovery Media for Windows 8 (Operating System) to reinstall the O/S. Supposedly a retail disk will not work.
Call up tech support and ask them for it.
DELL-Appu S
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July 24th, 2013 18:00
Hi bralady,
If your system was shipped with Windows 8 pre-installed from the factory, there should be a recovery partition present on your system. You can restore your computer to factory settings using the steps below. It will not ask for a product key. These steps are only applicable if you system is booting into Windows.
Note: This step leads to complete data loss including pictures, music files, videos, documents and applications. Please disconnect any external peripherals as well.
Hope this helps.
speedstep
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July 25th, 2013 08:00
Belarc Advisor can get the key if windows is still running.
belarc.com/free_download.html
Only download from Belarc.com and not several sites that include malware.
Artista88
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April 14th, 2017 12:00
Hi,
When I purchased my Allienware last year, I also bought an original windows 10 license. Could you please let me know where I can find my product key in case i need to format my computer?
Thank you.
shesagordie
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April 14th, 2017 13:00
Artista88
You do not need a product key to reinstall W-10, it's automatically activated later.
https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/
Bev.