Find windows 10 product key in registry

A Windows product key is a 25-character code that looks like and is used to activate Windows.

This short note shows how to find the Windows product key from a command prompt (CMD) or from a Windows PowerShell and check its validity.

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How To Find Windows Product Key

To find the Windows product key it is required to start the command prompt or the Windows PowerShell as an administrator.

Press keybutton to open the “Start” menu, type in to search for the command prompt or to search for the PowerShell and press the + + to launch it as an administrator.

Execute the command below in the elevated command prompt or the Windows PowerShell to display the Windows product key:

C:\> wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

You can check the validity of the installed Windows product key by running this command from the command prompt or the Windows PowerShell:

C:\> slmgr /dli

If the license status is “Licensed”, then you are using the genuine Windows product k

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