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‎09-28-2020 01:48 AM

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Product: dv6-7352er
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

How do I recover a lost Windows 8 license key?
I bought an HP notebook from the store in 2012 with my licensed Windows8 installed. The operating system is not booting right now. I want to start the operating system from a bootable flash drive. The product key sticker has been lost. Only part with a halogram is left. How can I recover a key?

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‎09-28-2020 06:45 AM

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@SerGa 

Product keys were no longer printed on stickers starting with Windows 8; instead, they were encrypted into the firmware of the system board.

 

You can use this utility to retrieve that information:  ShowKeyPlus - Windows 10 Forums



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