how to find windows product key ? how to resolve windows activation problem

[S_andip-V_erma1]

how to activate windows? it appears after an update while windows is preloaded with notebook when it had purchased.

[Patrick_Le]

• Open an elevated Powershell prompt
• Type the following without quotes "wmic path softwarelicensingservice get 0A3xOriginalProductKey"

That will pull your Product key if it's embedded in BIOS and activate Windows for you.

Hope that helps out friend.

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

To complement the excellent answer, I suggest this....
ShowKeyPlus from the Microsoft Store (probably the best choice).
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/showkeyplus/9pkvzcprx9nv?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

The output is like this....
ShowKeyPlus - Windows Product Key Information

Product Name: Windows 10 Home
Version: 12345.678 (64-bit OS)
Product ID: 00000-00000-00000-AAOEM
Installed Key: 12345-67890-09876-54321
OEM Key: MICRO-SOFTY-WINDO-WSTEN-64BIT
OEM Edition: Win 10 RTM Core OEM:DM

ALSO
KeyFinderInstaller may help.…
[edit]
It gives this…. – CD Key: 12345-67890-09876-54321

ELSE
There is a possibility of finding the same value in the Registry....
USING RegEdit the key is listed below and it’s content also shown.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform

BackupProductKeyDefault 12345-67890-09876-54321

Three different names for the same value in 3 different software methods.

[Patrick_Le]

Would you look at that.  Microsoft actually drops it into the registry in plain text; just verified on my own laptop.

Learned something new today, thanks.  Kudos incoming.

As a final note:  **bleep** Microsoft?  You tell everyone to guard their Product keys like they're the Crown Jewels yet you drop it in the open, in plain text where any background service can grab it and send it off.  WINNING

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

That is a point of view.

I have 3 secure keys on my system, on the Main Board, 

HP

Microsoft

SuSE

to allow those 3 to do absolutely anything to my system that they choose.

AND the link takes ME here

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01442956

and then here

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03801890

Doubt it's helpful though.