Solved Product Key via Recovery Partition

dacrone

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Sony VAIO SVF15N17CXS
16GB PC3-12800
i7
1TB HDD
Windows 8.1 Professional Build 9600

Ok, I feel dumb for asking this since I have been working IT for over eight years now but I cannot figure this out (after two days of trying). I have the aforementioned model and it came with Windows 8. I did not annotate the Product Key prior to upgrading to Windows 8.1, followed by Windows 8.1 Professional. I attempted to run the recovery, both boot from and create media from, but was told that required files are missing. After some research, I found that this is due to upgrading the OS and is a common problem. I am replacing my HDD with an Intel 730 Series 480 SSD. Prior to doing so, I would like to find my product key somehow from the recovery partition. I have mounted the partition and assigned a drive letter via diskpart and taken ownership of the entire drive. After looking through many scripts, ini, etc. files on the partition via notepad, I have yet to locate the product key for the original Windows 8. Is there a way to get it from the .WIM on the recovery partition?... Or is it still in my BIOS somewhere? Any help is much appreciated.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional (6.3 Build 9600)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Sony SVF15N17CXS
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4500U
    Motherboard
    Intel CPPC
    Memory
    16GB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Symantec Endpoint

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Brink,

Thank you! I had found and ran another VBS on here two days ago, but hadn't found that one. Although I feel like more of a tool now, I'm glad that I didn't mess around until I found that one on my own (most likely a week or so from now haha). In any event, thank you VERY much!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional (6.3 Build 9600)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Sony SVF15N17CXS
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4500U
    Motherboard
    Intel CPPC
    Memory
    16GB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Symantec Endpoint
You're most welcome. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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