lost windows 10 home original

[AK474]

I lost the product key of windows 10 home single language 64-bit version 19044.1288 . which i got when i purchased the laptop

how i can recover the product key

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

The product key is in the BIOS.  You don't need it to reinstall W10.

Also, your PC is supported by the HP cloud recovery tool which you can use on another PC if yours is not working, to create a bootable USB recovery drive that will reinstall W10, the drivers and the software that originally came with your PC.

Here is an info link for how to use the utility.  You will need a 32 GB USB flash drive to create the recovery media with.

HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool in Windows 11 and 10 | HP® Customer Support

[Johnharper241]

If there is no data that needs recovering, we can move on to the good news
Because you have previously had windows 10 installed and activated on that device, you can reinstall windows 10 anytime you wish.

to get the best install, with fewest issues, use the media creation tool to create bootable media and clean install windows 10.

to avoid activation issues, make sure to get the same edition of windows 10 (home, pro, etc) that was previously installed

during install, skip the pages that ask for a key, it will activate automatically when you go online.