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‎04-23-2022 09:25 AM - last edited on ‎05-26-2022 01:40 PM by Moderator

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Product: HP Spectre x2 Detachable 12t-c000 CTO
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

the notebook is dead but i need to get the windows key to use on another laptop. How do I go about getting that.

 

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‎04-23-2022 09:55 AM

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Hi:

 

The Windows product key is in the BIOS of the PC.

 

Microsoft has all PC manufacturers put the product key in the BIOS since Windows 8 was released back in 2012.

 

No more product key stickers.

 

This was done to prevent exactly what you want to do...transfer a Windows OEM product key to another PC which is in violation of the Windows software licensing rules.

 

I have attached the Microsoft OEM software licensing rules below.

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‎04-23-2022 09:55 AM

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Hi:

 

The Windows product key is in the BIOS of the PC.

 

Microsoft has all PC manufacturers put the product key in the BIOS since Windows 8 was released back in 2012.

 

No more product key stickers.

 

This was done to prevent exactly what you want to do...transfer a Windows OEM product key to another PC which is in violation of the Windows software licensing rules.

 

I have attached the Microsoft OEM software licensing rules below.

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‎04-23-2022 09:56 AM

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Thanks.

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‎04-23-2022 10:03 AM

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You're very welcome.

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