Product Key - Find for Windows 8

How to Find Your Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key Number

information   Information
The Windows 8 product key is a sequence of 25 letters and numbers divided into 5 groups of 5 characters each (ex: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX) that is used to activate either the 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 8 edition that you purchased and installing.

OEM PCs that come with Windows 8 or Windows RT preinstalled stores and encrypts the product key in the uEFI or BIOS firmware chip now. The product key is no longer on the COA sticker to help prevent theft. Whenever you need to reset or reinstall the same Windows 8 on your OEM PC, the product key will automatically be applied and activated.

When installing a retail (upgrade) or system builder copy of Windows 8 on a PC, you must enter your product key to continue the installation and automatically activate.

Windows 8 Enterprise does not require you to enter a product key during installation. You will have a free 90-day evaluation period before you must change the product key to be able to enter your volume license product key and activate Windows 8 Enterprise.


This tutorial will show you how to find your Windows 8 product key from within Windows 8, a Windows 8 retail box, or online order confirmation email.

Note   Note
For more information about a Windows 8 product key, see: What is a product key?

For more information about the Windows 8 EULA, see: Windows 8 EULA

For more information about what to look for with genuine Windows 8, see: How to Tell

A Windows 8 Media Center Pack or Windows 8 Pro Pack product key will not activate Windows 8. Instead you must install and activate Windows 8 with your Windows 8 product key, then add Media Center back with it's product key.

Tip   Tip
A Product Key and Product ID are two completely different things, despite the similarity of the terms.

The 25 character Product ID is created during the installation process and is prominently displayed under the Windows activation section at the bottom of the Control Panel (icons view) -> System window. It is used to obtain/qualify for technical support from Microsoft; it is of no use during the installation process.

The 25 character Product Key is used to "prove" ownership of a legitimate license and is required to perform the installation to activate Windows with.

CONTENTS:
  • Option One: Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key from Online Purchase Confirmation Email
  • Option Two: Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key in Retail Box
  • Option Three: Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "Belarc Advisor"
  • Option Four: Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "ProduKey"
  • Option Five: Find Retail and OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "ShowKey" Script
  • Option Six: Find Retail and OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "ShowKeyPlus" program
  • Option Seven: Find OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key from UEFI with Command Prompt
  • Option Eight: Find OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "Windows OEM Product Key Tool"





OPTION ONE

Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key from Online Purchase Confirmation Email



Note   Note
When you order and download Windows 8 online from either the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, Add Features to Windows 8, or online retailer, you will get a confirmation email that contains your order details and product key.

It is highly recommended that you print out this order confirmation email and place it in a safe place to have available for whenever you may need it.


1. Check your email for this confirmation email, and open it. You will see your Windows 8 product key towards the top like in my emails below.​
NOTE: If you do not see it, then check your spam or junk inbox and filters to see if it may have been blocked.​
Windows-8_Online_Order_Confirmation_Email.jpg
Add_Features_Email_Confirmation.jpeg




OPTION TWO

Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key in Retail Box



Note   Note
A Windows 8 retail box contains a welcome card, separate 32-bit and 64-bit setup discs, and a card containing your product key.


1. Open your purchased Windows 8 retail box, and look for the card that contains your Windows 8 product key. (see screenshots below)​
Windows_8_Retail_Box-1.jpg
Windows_8_Retail_Box-2.jpg
Windows_8_Retail_Box-3.jpg





OPTION THREE

Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "Belarc Advisor"



Note   Note
You must be signed in as an administrator to run this program. This program will not find the product key of Windows 8 Enterprise since it's a volume license.


1. If you have not already, download and install the free Belarc Advisor program.​
2. Run the program. When it displays the results in your default web browser, scroll down until you see your Windows 8 product key like below.​
Belarc_Advisor.jpg






OPTION FOUR

Find Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "ProduKey"



Note   Note
You must be signed in as an administrator to run this program. This program will not find the product key of Windows 8 Enterprise since it's a volume license.


1. If you have not already, download the same 32-bit or 64-bit ZIP version of the free Produkey program as your 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 8.​
NOTE: This program is a standalone .exe file that will not install anything on your PC.​
2. Run the program. When it displays the results, you will see your Windows 8 product key like below.​
ProduKey.jpg





OPTION FIVE

Find Retail and OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "ShowKey" Script



Note   Note
You must be signed in as an administrator to run this .vbs file.

This .vbs file will not find the product key of Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise since it's a volume license.


1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the ShowKey_v1.3.vbs file.​
NOTE: This script is a standalone .vbs file that will not install anything on your PC.​
download
2. Run the script. If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes to approve.​
3. When it displays the results, you will see your Windows 8 product key like below.​
Note   Note
Installed Key = Product key that Windows is currently activated with.

OEM Key = Product key embedded in the UEFI firmware that came with the PC.

Showkey.png
4. If you like, click/tap on Yes, to save your Windows product key information to a .txt file at the same location you ran the .vbs file from.​
Showkey_save-to-file.jpg







OPTION SIX

Find Retail and OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "ShowKeyPlus" program


SK+.PNG






OPTION SEVEN

Find OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key from UEFI with Command Prompt



NOTE: You must be signed in as an administrator to do this option.
2. Copy and paste the command below into the command prompt, and press Enter.​

Code:
powershell "(Get-WmiObject -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey"
OEM_Windows_8_Key.png






OPTION EIGHT

Find OEM Windows 8 and 8.1 Product Key with "Windows OEM Product Key Tool"



NOTE: You must be signed in as an administrator to run this program.
1. Go to the NeoSmart site below to download and run the OEMKey.exe file for the Windows OEM Product Key Tool.​

Note   Note
You do not need to enter your name and email to download this program at NeoSmart. It's optional.

Windows_OEM_Product_Key_Tool.png



That's it,
Shawn


 

Attachments

  • ShowKey_v1.3.vbs
    2.9 KB · Views: 24,746
  • key.png
    key.png
    15 KB · Views: 538
Last edited:
Show Key VBS

This VBS script works for me.
It only shows the present key.
I have my OEM key & Pro key.
This shows my PRO key.
If this is of no interest, please delete.

View attachment ShowKey.vbs
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Thank you David. I added the ShowKey.vbs file as OPTION FIVE in the tutorial. :)
 

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
Thank you David. I added the ShowKey.vbs file as OPTION FIVE in the tutorial. :)

I hope someone finds it useful.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Hey Sean,

This Tutorial is how I found my windows product key, and thanks!

Do you know how I can find my WMP product key? I tried going to the MS website, but it didn't show it as a purchase for some reason (or, obviously, list the Product Key). I used the upgrade back when it was discounted from a windows 7 install.

The reason is, I would like to have WMP installed on 8.1 after I upgrade to the final from the preview, through the store. I foolishly thought 8.1 preview was able to be uninstalled back when I installed it. And I am having problems locating the key.
Thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3820 CPU OC @ 3.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte G1.Assassin2
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 16GB Quad Channel DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia by EVGA - GeForce GTX 670 4GB
    Sound Card
    On board Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    acer 24" H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Main 500GB Hybrid Drive @ 7,200RPM
    Secondary OCZ SSD Vertex 3 Max IOPS
    PSU
    Silent Pro 1000w gold 80+
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000
    Cooling
    Liquid CPU cooler & fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Tek Republic Wired Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    5ms Ping 5.15Mb/s Download .64Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
Hello Dusty,

If you mean the key for the Windows 8 Media Center Pack, then unless you have the email or a print out of the invoice, you may have lost it for good.

If you know the order number, then you can get the key directly at this link: https://www.mswos.com/

If you have the proof of purchase for the Windows 8 Media Center Pack, then the Microsoft Store Support Team may be able to help you in recovering the product key for the product that you have purchased. You can contact the Microsoft Store Support Team from this link:

Microsoft Store Support

Hope this helps. :)
 

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
^ Yes, that is what I meant. Unfortunately, I had no success in locating such an email (I should have saved but must not have). I will say that I hadn't used it very often, but it was nice to have in case I ever did (and I had used it in the past).

Oh well, best pay more attention in the future. Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3820 CPU OC @ 3.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte G1.Assassin2
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 16GB Quad Channel DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia by EVGA - GeForce GTX 670 4GB
    Sound Card
    On board Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    acer 24" H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Main 500GB Hybrid Drive @ 7,200RPM
    Secondary OCZ SSD Vertex 3 Max IOPS
    PSU
    Silent Pro 1000w gold 80+
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000
    Cooling
    Liquid CPU cooler & fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Tek Republic Wired Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    5ms Ping 5.15Mb/s Download .64Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
Sorry to hear that mate. :(
 

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
Great news Brink. Just updated to 8.1, it didn't ask for Product key (used the one already in activation), and installed media Center as well. This is a good note for anyone who was having a similar problem as I did.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3820 CPU OC @ 3.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte G1.Assassin2
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 16GB Quad Channel DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia by EVGA - GeForce GTX 670 4GB
    Sound Card
    On board Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    acer 24" H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Main 500GB Hybrid Drive @ 7,200RPM
    Secondary OCZ SSD Vertex 3 Max IOPS
    PSU
    Silent Pro 1000w gold 80+
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000
    Cooling
    Liquid CPU cooler & fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Tek Republic Wired Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    5ms Ping 5.15Mb/s Download .64Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
I'm happy to hear the update went well. :)
 

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
I have two computers with Windows 8.1 currently. I purchased both keys online back when they were 39.99$ each. Then purchased the WMP pack for 9.99$ and I think i got the first media pack for free actually. I have all 4 printouts of each key. Again 2 windows 8 keys and 2 media keys. The problem is i foolishly did not label which key is for which computer. I need for reinstall Windows on one of them and I dont know which key is what. I used Belarc and Produkey and they both show me the same key. However that key is one of the Media pack keys not the actual Windows key. Any idea how I can find out which Windows key it is or can I reinstall using the media key? Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9600 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre
    Hard Drives
    ADATA SX900 SSD 256GB
    2TB WD Black Sata
    Antivirus
    AVAST!, MBAM Pro
Hello Carlos,

The Windows 8.1 key was replaced with the WMP pack key when it was added.

You should be able to enter either of the Windows 8.1 keys during the reinstall. If it won't activate for you, then use the other key. When finished installing, you could use "Add Features to Windows 8.1" with the same WMP key to add it back.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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
Hey Brink thanks for writing back so soon. So basically if it doesn't activate then that's because its the wrong key and just use the other and we should be all good?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9600 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre
    Hard Drives
    ADATA SX900 SSD 256GB
    2TB WD Black Sata
    Antivirus
    AVAST!, MBAM Pro
Correct, and afterwards you could add the WMC Pack with it's key again.
 

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
Thats good enough thanks for the info! This time ill note down which keys belong to the computer :doh:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9600 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre
    Hard Drives
    ADATA SX900 SSD 256GB
    2TB WD Black Sata
    Antivirus
    AVAST!, MBAM Pro
You're welcome. Please let us know how it went. :)
 

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
I downloaded 'showkey.vbs' while on XP-Pro, so I ran it and sho' nuff' it did show me the Registration Key for XP.

I'll use it the next time I visit an OLD customer of mine, who recently bought a Gateway Mini desktop PC, with Window 8 on it.

Nowhere on the case, in the case or on any of the documentation that came with the PC, is any trace of the Registration Key, that we're used to seeing on every new PC, since.......well, a long time ago.

Thanks for that little Script. It will come in handy.

Happy 2014!

TM :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win-8.1/Pro/64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer X-1200
    CPU
    AMD 2 Core
    Motherboard
    Acer
    Memory
    Crucial, 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce 9200
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Acer
    Hard Drives
    Sandisk, SSD 500GB
    PSU
    Acer
    Case
    SFF Slimline
    Keyboard
    emachines 101 key
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    5 Meg
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Using Classic Shell on Win-8.1 /pro/64
Glad it could help TM. :)
 

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
Any idea how I can find out which Windows key it is
The Windows 8.1 key was replaced with the WMP pack key when it was added.
I downloaded 'showkey.vbs'

  • Make a copy of ShowKey.vbs
  • It's a text file - so open with notpad
  • Modify 2. line:
    Key = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DefaultProductKey\"
  • Delete line which starts with:
    ProductName = ...
  • Save changes and run this modified script.
It should show the Windows 8 backup key when MWC key has overwritten the Windows 8 key.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9600 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre
    Hard Drives
    ADATA SX900 SSD 256GB
    2TB WD Black Sata
    Antivirus
    AVAST!, MBAM Pro
Back
Top