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A product key is a character sequence that acts as the license to a software product, and often required as proof of purchase. Also sometimes known as serial number.

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How can I know the Product key of my original Windows 7 (HP dv6 laptop) ?

I have a HP dv6 laptop which has come with original Windows 7 home premium 64 bit. The product key is on the sticker under the laptop. But, the sticker is faded away, so I cannot read all the ...
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Is it possible to backup the TeamViewer product key?

I'm in the process of re-installing Windows 10 on my laptop. TeamViewer was pre-installed when I bought the computer, can I backup the product key? If so, where is it located? I've searched the ...
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Is my Product ID my Product Key

I wanted to run windows 7 in virtualbox, so I needed a product key to download the iso. I found tutorials on finding it, but these tutorials don't seem to work. They said to go to Control Panel - ...
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How can i know my windows 7 product key?

I have a Dell inspiron N-4050 laptop. And i am running windows 10 pro on it. I have a product key for it and there was windows 7 genuine with the product key from the manufacturer. But now sticker ...
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Can I get a windows product key from my laptop which used to have windows xp/7?

I have a laptop which used to have windows 7 (and xp when it was originally purchased). However, I formatted the disk and now have Ubuntu 14.04 on it. I heard that the product key is embedded ...
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any way to recover the original Windows key used for a fresh - upgrade install of Windows 10?

So, a while back I did a "fresh-upgrade" install of Windows 10 Pofessional. That is to say that, in the days when Microsoft was still offering free upgrades to Windows 10 for qualifying licenses, I ...
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Upgrade Windows 10 Home (non-N) to Education N?

Cheers, I've clicked myself an Education version key from my university's MSDN-AA Dreamspark Imagine platform. My regular Windows is an OEM key upgrade from Windows 8, non-N; the uni only offers N ...
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Transferring Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard lisence key?

I'm thinking of purchasing a copy of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, and I plan on installing it on a machine I have. The issue is I plan to use a completely different machine with completely ...
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Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Pro with Windows 7 pro license?

I apology if this was asked already but I cannot find related question. So thing is I have legal Windows 7 Home license and I have upgraded this machine to Windows 10 and it is up-to-date. However, ...
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Removing Windows (10), get/keep key for later reinstall? [duplicate]

I've been dual booting Linux (Kubuntu) and Windows for a couple of months now, and I'm thinking of making a full switch, since I haven't booted Windows since I started dual booting. However, I don't ...
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How to clean install Windows 10 onto a working system?

To clean install on a working system, for Windows 10, just download the ISO from Microsoft but, how do you establish that the license is valid? And, how do you obtain the license key? The working, ...
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How to transfer office activation to another account?

I have bought two licenses for Office 2016 Home & Student (the permanent licenses, not the 365 subscription). Due to some auto-signup, cookies and product-keys-encoded-in-a-url supplied by the ...
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Can I use Windows 7 Professional Product Key to activate Windows Home Basic?

I have Windows 7 Professional Product key, but I want to install Windows 7 Home Basic, so my question is can I use Windows 7 Professional Product key to activate Windows 7 Home Basic? If no, then how ...
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Can I move a Windows 10 Pro product key from one PC to another?

We have a few laptops, each with Windows 10 Home (All upgraded from Windows 8). One of these laptops was upgraded to Pro, purchased through the Windows Store. Now, that same laptop has had a different ...
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Extract the Windows 10 retail product key

I tried to find the retail product key of Windows 10 with software like Nirsoft's ProduKey and Belarc Advisor. But the code they show doesn't match the code written on the official paper. How do I ...
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Windows 7 is not genuine after rolling back from Windows 10

A little background story: I upgraded to Windows 10 while it was free, then rolled back to windows 7 within 30 days for the sole purpose of getting a “digital entitlement”. I didn’t use my PC for ...
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Will a sql server product key still work after moving a virtual machine?

A virtual machine that we have is going to be moved onto a different box. The MAC address, hostname and ip address will change, but other than that everything on the OS will be an exact copy Would ...
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Can windows 7 installed using windows 10 product key?

One of my clients wants to purchase some computers (workstations) with windows 7 PRO/ENT. Windows 7 is required because of some specific applications they use. They preferred provider has only product ...
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Windows 10 Activation With Windows 7 Key

Is it possible to activate a copy of windows 10 with a windows 7 key after July 29th? I missed the time frame and want Windows 10.
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Sysprep.exe and Unattend.xml - automatic application of product key not working

My goal is to automate the OOBE process (launched by sysprep) by removing the need for a new product key to be entered. I already have a product key since I am launching this through sysprep. I would ...
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Activate Windows 10 with Windows 7 key after upgrade period?

I have a system that was running Windows 10. It was originally a DreamSpark Windows 7 Professional key that was installed as Windows 7 and then upgraded to Windows 10 back in March. Recently, the ...
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Determine If Windows 7 Product Key is OEM Before Installation

I have some Windows 7 disks and product keys that I bought on eBay. They didn't come in a box, but the disk and the product key sticker otherwise look legit. What I want to know is if the keys are OEM ...
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How to take advantage of free upgrade to Windows 10

We have 3 laptops that came with pre-Installed Windows 8 Single Language OEM. We don't want to use Windows 10 right now but maybe later someone need to use it so I want take advantage of free upgrade ...
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Can I use windows 10 installation media that I made by Media Creation Tool to install in another computer

I have made bootable flash drive using Media Creation Tool (Windows 10 Single Language) from laptop that have activated Windows 8 to use it for upgrade or clean install later. my question is: can I ...
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Can I install windows 10 in windows 8 laptop using the same product key

I have laptop that come with windows 8 installed and I install windows 10 on the same hard drive (in new partition) using same product key. I want to keep windows 8 and don't want to use windows 10 ...
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How do I know where exactly my .reg will be installed in the registry?

I am going to install a .reg file and I want to know, where exactly in my registry will it be installed? Is there a way to find out the registry path? I want to locate the 20 character serial number ...
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Product Key for windows 7

Hello can anyone tell me about the windows product key I have brought a dvd to install windows 7 please tell me where is the product key written there is a barcode written in its cover is that the ...
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Transferring Windows 10 lisence after clean install

I got an SSD and did a clean installation of windows 10 after downloading the official ISO image. The old HDD is still able to boot the old windows 10 installation. Now I need to activate the new ...
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Preinstalled Windows 7 vs. Vendor Win10 on DVD vs. Win10 from Microsoft

I bought a new HP ProDesk 400. This machine has a preinstalled Windows 7 Pro, which I could setup manually. I also got a Windows 10 Pro DVD from HP (labeled 'DVD-Kit 836297-DW2') I don't see any COA ...
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Is the windows 10 product key in BIOS?

My new laptop's preinstalled Windows 10 was activated as soon as it was connected to the internet. But no product keys were shown to me. There is no product key label on the laptop. Somewhere I read ...
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SSD death reinstall windows 10 with existing windows 7 key

My SSD is totally dead. Really dead, i can't see it in the explorer connected over USB, it's not shown in the BIOS, it's not shown in a linux live environment.. Really dead. So the problem is that my ...
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How to recover lost Microsoft Office 2013 Product Key after Windows 10 Reset PC

Although the Windows Lost Product Key question has been asked before, this is slightly different. I did 'Reset this PC' from Windows 10 Recovery without taking a backup of the system or files. All my ...
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Lost my windows product key and the hard drive is dead , and this has no cd : How do I recover?

I had windows 7 Professional running on this machine. I got this machine from my attic, but the key and Cd are lost. The HDD died a while ago and doesn't get detected in the BIOS. Is there anyway of ...
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How to wipe an Asus laptop and not lose the Windows product key?

How do I wipe my Asus laptop without losing the Windows product key? The machine was originally 8.1, now it's 10. Where can I find this key? Should I make a backup of the recovery partition? If yes, ...
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Win10 OEM key extraction. No MSDM tab

I just bought a new Dell XPS 13 with win10 pre-installed. I want to completely wipe the drive and install Ubuntu 16.04. But before I do that I would like to extract the oem product key. I've tried ...
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Reinstalling windows 10 free upgrade, which key should i use [duplicate]

Hello my parents updated their laptop with Windows 7 to Windows 10, apparently by mistake. Since they do it themselves, I did not see the terms of conditions nor any information displayed before the ...
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Getting error code 0xc004f210 when trying to activate Windows 10 with a Windows 8 product key

I have a Lenovo G580 laptop that came with pre-loaded Windows 8 on it. I did a fresh install to Windows 10 using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool and rebooted then the installer asked me for the ...
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Check Office product keys online [duplicate]

We have like 20 Office 2010 Product Key Boxes but we have no clue which one are used and which one are free. Is there any way to check which one are free?
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Check partially unreadable CoA Product Key

Two characters are missing on a torn Windows 7 Professional ACER sticker. While I can build a list of matching product keys with combination generator like this one, how could I check its validity? ...
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Skip upgrading W8 Pro to W10 and install W10 and use key from W8 Pro?

I am sorry to have to ask this question, but I do not have the points to just comment on some of the similar questions: Windows 10 Clean Install and Windows 8.1 Product Key [duplicate] Can I install ...
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New computer purchased without COA or Product Key

My brother recently purchased a new computer with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit installed on it. He got it from either an individual, or a company, I'm not sure which. The problem is, when he first ...
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Is there a way to see when the product key of a windows os was last changed?

Is there some way I can see when the product key of Windows Server was changed last? I'm trying to find out if our old IT guy changed the product key on one of our MSDN licensed OSs before he left.
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purchase a laptop to recycle windows product key

I need to activate Windows 7 ultimate x64 on my workingstation and I have to buy a product key. I'm considering opting for a solution with a greater value for money: purchasing a cheap used laptop ...
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How to upgrade from Windows 10 Home without product key to Pro

So, being the dummy I am, I installed Windows 10 Home over Windows 7 Pro. Right now, Windows 10 Home is unactivated because I can't use my 7 Pro key to activate 10's Home edition (I get error code: ...
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Clean install of Windows 10 OEM: license key issues?

I have been a Linux user after switching from Windows 98 and never looked back. However, a friend asked me to set up their brand-new Lenovo ThinkPad with Windows 10. I was totally startled at how ...
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Is it possible to use a Windows 10 product key to activate a Windows 7 installation?

This question is the opposite of the problem that most people have, and I haven't found a good answer for it yet. My company has custom hardware configurations on shipped systems, and we are ...
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Windows 7 Product Key for Download Windows 7 Disc Images (ISO Files)

I lost my Windows 7 Product Key , so I restored it by software as Belarc and NirSoft , both them gave my the same Product Key . Now I try to Download Windows 7 Disc Images (ISO Files) , and I asked ...
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Reinstall Window 8 single language on a Dell preinstalled laptop

My Dell laptop came with Windows 8 Single Language 64bit, the below sticker having product key got erased. Contacted dell and they told product will be embeded inside Motherboard, I just need to run ...
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Changing product key on Windows 7 MSDN

How do I change the product key for a MSDN based Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PC? I am aware that if I had a retail version, then the process would be simple, namely Control Panel | System | Windows ...
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My Windows 7 Product Key does not match with my current windows version

let me explain Since I'd heard that Windows 10 was coming for free, I been crazy waiting for the notification to appear on my task bar, but nothing would happen. Two months ago I was surprised ...
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