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‎06-25-2019 06:18 AM

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Product: HP 14-CK0599sa
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have bought this computer online and it seems to be unused. It has no Win 10 Home Product key or sticker. Should it have?

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‎06-25-2019 07:07 AM

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No it does not need any. Windows activation has come a long way since Windows 7. Your authentication credentials are stored in the BIOS Code of the laptop and will survive even a change of hard drive. So any time you wish you can download a Windows 10 reinstall disk image from Microsoft Media Creation Tool site and reinstall and it will just activate with no need to enter a Code of any kind. Enjoy. 

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‎06-25-2019 07:07 AM

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No it does not need any. Windows activation has come a long way since Windows 7. Your authentication credentials are stored in the BIOS Code of the laptop and will survive even a change of hard drive. So any time you wish you can download a Windows 10 reinstall disk image from Microsoft Media Creation Tool site and reinstall and it will just activate with no need to enter a Code of any kind. Enjoy. 

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‎06-25-2019 10:01 AM

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Thanks for your reply and the confirmation that the code in built in

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‎06-25-2019 11:45 AM

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You can find your product key very  easy.  i find my laptop key with that script . This video explain in english how you can use this script and the script link on the page .

Good luck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7njAMnOCo4

 

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