how to retrieve product key

[kingblaise]

I want to retrieve my product key to activate my windows

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kingblaise

Hello;

Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums!

You should not need to be activating Windows on your laptop.

If you removed the OS installation and replaced it with one you did from anything you downloaded (i.e., an ISO file from Microsoft), that is NOT going to work because, most likely, that will be a Retail version and your product key is for an HP OEM version.

That said, you should be able to retrieve the key using this utility: Download Windows OEM Product Key Tool 1.0.0.1

Good Luck

[RK6565]

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@kingblaise wrote:

I want to retrieve my product key to activate my windows

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[kevin-t]

Hello,

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