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Activation of windows by using previous product key

‎10-21-2019 05:05 AM

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Product: HP W1972a
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

How to active windows by using previous product key by changing generic key to the genuine W8 key in your PC's BIOS after reinstalling the w8 iso/ 

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‎10-21-2019 09:43 AM

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@Nilanchala 

If you download and run this utility, it will display the product key embedded in the UEFI firmware of your PC:  Showkey - Windows 10 Forums

 

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‎10-21-2019 11:06 PM - edited ‎10-22-2019 01:23 AM

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