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Ahmedelfeky
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September 27th, 2014 08:00
Windows 8 serial key
I have dell Inspiron 7537 and I need the serial key for windows to perform clean installation for windows 8.1
I contacted dell support to retrieve my windows key but no success , does anyone here can help me with this issue.
Philip_Yip
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Posted September 27th, 2014 15:00
You might want to install using a generic key and the retrieve your key from the system BIOS and then use change key.
Where did you get your installation media?
See the notes in this video here for more details:
Ahmedelfeky
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Posted September 30th, 2014 10:00
Thanks a lot for your help , I was able to retrieve the serial key for my windows and it seems that the way you described for windows clean installation is the only way so far.
theflash1932
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Posted September 27th, 2014 10:00
The key in hardcoded in the BIOS. If you are using validated installation media, it will pick up the key during the install. If it doesn't, you can use RWEverything to read the key from the BIOS for manual activation. If that doesn't work, you are probably using a version that doesn't match your license (Pro vs. non-Pro, Enterprise, etc.).