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I recently bought a new laptop and I do not know how to activate the window and I don't know what is the product key. This video is a life saver thank you so much!
Use a P-touch label maker if your vision of Windows did not come with a sticker, but you know it. Print the key and stick it on your PC. I do this for all products I purchase. I note the seller's name, the date of purchase, serial number, date registered, etc. This can be very helpful in the future. You could also put that information into a database app. I keep all documentation and user manuals in a file folder labeled with the device's name.
while watching your video i simply clicked on troubleshoot under the activation and it found a digital liscence key and activated my windows on its own! thank you for the help
Thanks a lot for the video! I had my HDD changed recently, the service guy did a terrible job and forgot to activate windows on newly installed SSD thus it was showing a Windows Activation prompt again and again. I tried all methods but they were of no avail as none worked. The Windows PowerShell method mentioned by you worked for me like a charm and I myself activated my Windows by putting the original Product Key.
Thanks a lot I have been struggling since a day to figure out where to get the product key. Neither the OEM or Windows Help was of any help. Your instructions are very precise and extermely helpful.
I would just like to say a hearty thank you for this video, I bought a desk top computer with 11 installed on a small ssd and wanted a bigger ssd and 10 pro which media I did buy online, after removing ssd containing 11, and installing new ssd and fresh install of 10 pro, the activation key wouldn't take. This video showed the way to make it work and I thank you for this
Much appreciated. Unfortunately when I changed my hardware (made my first computer from scratch about a year ago), and had bought Win 10 Pro. My hard drive became corrupted about a week ago, so I ordered a new one to replace it, and had to re-install windows. Unfortunately, it tells me that the key is already associated to a different motherboard (which obviously can't be true, all I did was replace my NVMe SSD), so I'll have to downgrade to windows 10 home premium or something, and use the OEM key that came with my laptop, or figure out something. Still though, knowing this command will make it a lot easier, so you have my thanks. Always good to know how to access the key, regardless. :)
BEST VIDEO EVER! Thank you! for this help video. After searching and searching I finally found a Precise and understandable help video. I just wished I'd found it earlier; it would have saved me from paying someone else to find it. Now it's going to save me a lot of work and headaches when someone asks me to fix their computer and put their windows back on it.. I'm a subscriber now. Thank You!
Man, Thankyou so much. I have literally watched everything and nothing worked out. And your video came up and the second method of yours worked for me for windows 11🙏 Subscribed your channel. Thanks again 🙏
underrated for your work.. perfect, no complicated things. Very nice thank you and for this information oh yeah and Good job! i hope you get more famous.
I'm using Win7 and Nirsoft shows me 2 Windows 7 entries where 1 has Product Key & other is empty. I'm having issues with startup. It's slow as hell & shows "Windows is not genuine" - which doesn't accept this key. I'm using Cracked version and I'm stuck because I had to install an MS certificate which I removed but the problem still persists 😔
Do you know if this is a digital license (as seen at the 5:59 mark)? Digital licenses will be reported as a generic key, not a product key that can be used to activate.
You would need to buy a product key licence for your particular version of Windows and use that to activate Windows. If your PC had Windows wiped and your PC was reset, you’ll have to take that step when performing a clean install of Windows.
If any viewer is trying to enter the product key to add features, you need to realise you will get this problem because the add features are only available for PRO version. SO you HOME product key won't work and you will get "This product key won't work" messages.
I just amazed by this one video its literally like a zoom class but with a Professional Teacher. And also i wanna ask, about more product key things that Activated Using Organization's Activation Service Instead of Digital License
Finally, something that actually worked without a lot of rigmarole and other nonsense. I just used the provided link for a past and copy, and it worked like a charm. What an amazing video! Thank you very much.
Well that was easier than I thought it would be. I guess now I will write down all of the keys on my previous machines somewhere in case I need the key for a new one.
Great tutorial, but there is a missing link: what to do and how to bypass system automatically blocking nirsoft app from downloading? That's the stage I'm at.
Thank you for this very helpful upload. There are not very many great and genius people like you around. The video was very helpful, clear instruction, crystal clear commentary, and excellent quality presentation. Thank you very much for sharing. I liked your channel.
This is one of the better videos on this subject. Question. Nirsoft shows me a different key than one on sticker. Sticker is from License refurbisher. I figure if I can't trust it here, I can't trust it my other systems. I got tired of asking and bought 3 oem keys. Even one for my wife's legitimate upgrade. Why it show different key? Does key change with update. Thanks.
Thank you. It could be that the product key was changed from the original license (if you search for Activation Settings in Windows 10, you'll see an option to change your product key). I'm not sure why they would do that though as the product key on the sticker should still be valid.
I see your point. Someone may have put Windows 10 on it before refurbisher got it. Anyway, I have spent way to many hours researching this with way to few solid answers. I bought three keys for our 3 laptops. From now on I play it safe. This way when I go to install I am ready. I don't have to worry about do I use the Win 8 key or generic 10 key? Key on Nirsoft or key on bottom? I will always assume use printed key, And other than that will just be hobby and research. Thanks for help.
A few years ago, Microsoft allowed the use of Windows 8 keys to activate Windows 10. I'm not sure if that is the case now, but it would be worth a try. I believe it will work, but I'm not 100% sure.
Thanks. I found supposedly unopen oem keys ebay for about $27. I bought 2 pro for me 1 Home for wife. Few things are more aggravating than setting done to do a job and saving a few dollars kept you from the purpose. I told my brother I didn't trust Nirsoft. (Not the software it self) but we probably redo his when nessessary by installing Win 8 first. As far as I know my jumpdrive still upgrades even though that is past.
The laptops I spoke of with stickers was bought by me, and sold to family and friends. I am 110% sure no one reinstalled windows since they left my hands. Iam the primary go to man (as sad as that is). Thanks for your video, your help and patients. And just for fun run Nirsoft or other find it program on a sticker computer that has had that install for a year or to. Farewell.
Thanks a lot. Running into some problems at 5:01. Windows Defender was running on a timer on my Win 10 Pro. If I didn't do those steps quickly the ProduKey.exe was always deleted before I could get to "Allow". It worked after some attempts and I could get the Key for Win10 but the original Key for Win7 was not displayed. No problem though, it is still on the sticker on the machine. So thanks, this helped.
Thanks for the heads up. If you run across something similar in the future, what you could do is add an exclusion to Defender, which would prevent it from scanning that particular file (you would need admin rights to do this though).
If you have a friend or family member with a windows, you can use their product key. It will activate windows, remove the watermark, and allow you to use the full settings features. Including changing the background.
If the product key is already embedded in the BIOS, you will not need to enter a product key at all (the installer will auto-detect it from the BIOS). If the product key isn't in the BIOS but you enter the same product key that you used in a previously-installed Windows, then I think you will still need to activate it through the internet - but it should accept it unless you made more hardware changes beyond just the hard drive.
Another question, will the generic key you spoke of work to directly reinstall Win 10 from jumpdrive? If not will the Win 8 one work for 10? I seem to be one of the very few people that whose jumpdrive requires a key and will not search for one. If I don't put in a key next screen is about 10 or so Windows to choose from. Like Win 10 pro NT or SE and etc. While it will do upgrades and and about any variant of Win 10, will not do that.
I'm afraid not. The generic license is what is reported as the product key for Microsoft's digital license when upgrading to Windows 10. If it's not asking for the product key, it may be obtaining it from the BIOS - after installation, is your Windows activated automatically?
Amazing , Fianlly got it form ikeyzone I like some of the transitions, but sometimes they're a bit too much and are seemingly random. Since we use these persistent elements that transition across pages to indicate some kind of relationship between the previous and the next states, some of your transitions confuse me because I can't immediately see what the relationship is. For example 2:23 of the selectable tiles (which weren't selected) transition into being two switches... does that mean anything? are they related in some way? I see this as random and a bad use of the design language. However, at 1:14 I like the transition from switches to the ticks on a paper, that makes sense to me. Epic presentation tho
In Power Shell I inserted the full string having copied from above, It didn't work. Then I removed the last part as you show to reveal more info. The license key is also shown in that list. Thanks ar.
Thank you. your Video found me at the right time. I was searching for a way to fin my product key, and could not find any information. The last option help me as the first two options with the command prompt and power shell did not give any result.
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This video is extremely well made and will be perfect as a guide for most people or as a quick video for teaching classes about it, good job!
Thanks for the kind words 🙏. I appreciate it.
Thanks lot man, it really helped me. I'm so grateful
I recently bought a new laptop and I do not know how to activate the window and I don't know what is the product key. This video is a life saver thank you so much!
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TNice tutorials is literally the best tutorial on TH-cam. It's right to the point, and very informative at the sa ti. Thank you so much
Use a P-touch label maker if your vision of Windows did not come with a sticker, but you know it. Print the key and stick it on your PC. I do this for all products I purchase. I note the seller's name, the date of purchase, serial number, date registered, etc. This can be very helpful in the future. You could also put that information into a database app. I keep all documentation and user manuals in a file folder labeled with the device's name.
while watching your video i simply clicked on troubleshoot under the activation and it found a digital liscence key and activated my windows on its own! thank you for the help
Thanks a lot for the video! I had my HDD changed recently, the service guy did a terrible job and forgot to activate windows on newly installed SSD thus it was showing a Windows Activation prompt again and again. I tried all methods but they were of no avail as none worked. The Windows PowerShell method mentioned by you worked for me like a charm and I myself activated my Windows by putting the original Product Key.
If it doesn't matter this is coming at the dusk of times, i must say this is heavenly, worked out just like magic. Thanks a million.
thank you soo much. i didnt know it was on the side of my cpu. my window is now activated. thank you. i hope more people see this
You just saved me the price of windows, I tore my house apart trying to find the box. Thank you!
You're welcome, and thanks for the feedback 🙏.
You will definitely become the top 1 who makes cracks
Worked for me even 2 years after the video was out, thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot I have been struggling since a day to figure out where to get the product key. Neither the OEM or Windows Help was of any help. Your instructions are very precise and extermely helpful.
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏
I would just like to say a hearty thank you for this video, I bought a desk top computer with 11 installed on a small ssd and wanted a bigger ssd and 10 pro which media I did buy online, after removing ssd containing 11, and installing new ssd and fresh install of 10 pro, the activation key wouldn't take. This video showed the way to make it work and I thank you for this
Command line worked fine for me on a second hand Asus from 2020, thank you for making and sharing this good "How to" video, it's appreciated!
The command prompt method worked for me and I have a digital license, thanks!
You're welcome, and thanks for the feedback.
Much appreciated. Unfortunately when I changed my hardware (made my first computer from scratch about a year ago), and had bought Win 10 Pro. My hard drive became corrupted about a week ago, so I ordered a new one to replace it, and had to re-install windows. Unfortunately, it tells me that the key is already associated to a different motherboard (which obviously can't be true, all I did was replace my NVMe SSD), so I'll have to downgrade to windows 10 home premium or something, and use the OEM key that came with my laptop, or figure out something.
Still though, knowing this command will make it a lot easier, so you have my thanks. Always good to know how to access the key, regardless. :)
BEST VIDEO EVER! Thank you! for this help video. After searching and searching I finally found a Precise and understandable help video. I just wished I'd found it earlier; it would have saved me from paying someone else to find it. Now it's going to save me a lot of work and headaches when someone asks me to fix their computer and put their windows back on it.. I'm a subscriber now. Thank You!
A year later and this vid still helped me thanks
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Simple guide, precise and direct to the point! Worked perfectly. Thank you.😁
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This was very helpful i have been having an issue with the organization network but once I found the original product key everything was easier.
You Sir, are a Blessing and a Lifesaver. May the wind always be at your back
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Respect bro am your new follower big up man.
I learned a lot from your account may god give you more protection.
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Thanks for the help...damn, I really wasn't waiting for it to succeed, I had lost hope, I thought it was just another video
Thanks man, pls keep it up
This man deserves million subscribers
thanks for helping us
Man, Thankyou so much. I have literally watched everything and nothing worked out. And your video came up and the second method of yours worked for me for windows 11🙏 Subscribed your channel. Thanks again 🙏
underrated for your work..
perfect, no complicated things. Very nice thank you and for this information
oh yeah and Good job! i hope you get more famous.
I'm using Win7 and Nirsoft shows me 2 Windows 7 entries where 1 has Product Key & other is empty. I'm having issues with startup. It's slow as hell & shows "Windows is not genuine" - which doesn't accept this key. I'm using Cracked version and I'm stuck because I had to install an MS certificate which I removed but the problem still persists 😔
Man you are really committed to your work
Simple guide, precise and direct to the point. Thank you.
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏.
This video really helped me. I have been having a tough time activating my windows. Thanks to this video I succeeded
How come microsoft still fail to recognize my product key? I used Produkkey to retrieve my product key
Do you know if this is a digital license (as seen at the 5:59 mark)? Digital licenses will be reported as a generic key, not a product key that can be used to activate.
You would need to buy a product key licence for your particular version of Windows and use that to activate Windows. If your PC had Windows wiped and your PC was reset, you’ll have to take that step when performing a clean install of Windows.
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It worked in generating my product key. Thank you. Only that I'm unable to connect to my organisation's activation service.
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OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH. I’ve been stuck on this issue for a while!
Thank you a million times. I was getting so frustrated. You make this so easy! Kudos!!!
AMAZING! Thank so much! You've helped me activate Windows after 5 years of having my laptop 🤦♀
The only video that actually worked 😢 Thank you so much
Thank you I have been finding vids about this and this one is the only one that worked😃😃
thank you so much i was looking for my product key for so long your video was so helpful
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏.
This guy is the real deal. Thank you so much for this video!
You're welcome, and thank you.
thank you so much man this worked, i was scared i threw the key in the garbage or something
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. I'm glad everything worked out.
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This video is thee MOST AMAZING VIDEO,Well said ,Well explained, short and Precise…I love it..Big Help thank you🙏🏽
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its been like 2 years and i never activated windows. finally i can activate it now
If any viewer is trying to enter the product key to add features, you need to realise you will get this problem because the add features are only available for PRO version. SO you HOME product key won't work and you will get "This product key won't work" messages.
I just amazed by this one video its literally like a zoom class but with a Professional Teacher.
And also i wanna ask, about more product key things that Activated Using Organization's Activation Service Instead of Digital License
🙏🏻 thanks i have been trying for 3 hour to get my key but i finally found good solution on this video 🙂
All I can say: "I LOVE IT" Thank You so much sir
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Well I saw a numerous number of videos. But this one really helped me. Thanks a ton ❤️❤️❤️
Finally, something that actually worked without a lot of rigmarole and other nonsense. I just used the provided link for a past and copy, and it worked like a charm. What an amazing video! Thank you very much.
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You really cover all scenarios. Thanks! Greetings from Mexico
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏.
Well that was easier than I thought it would be. I guess now I will write down all of the keys on my previous machines somewhere in case I need the key for a new one.
Appreciate the video and help,
Ravi
You're such a life saver, keep up with the good work💯
Very detailed and user-friendly info, and it worked! Thank you very much!
Great tutorial, but there is a missing link: what to do and how to bypass system automatically blocking nirsoft app from downloading? That's the stage I'm at.
BANGO! cmd prompt option worked on windows 8.1. Thank you!
Thank you. Produkey worked perfectly on my desk top running Windows 7 Professional
finaly i found my product key,thank you very much!!
Thank you for this very helpful upload. There are not very many great and genius people like you around. The video was very helpful, clear instruction, crystal clear commentary, and excellent quality presentation. Thank you very much for sharing. I liked your channel.
Great video! Quite honestly, much better than any of the videos I have made!
thank you so much sir! i was panicking! glad i got to get my product key
works perfectly the PowerShell thing
I didn't even know my product key was in the bottom of my laptop i so dumb[thanks this video helped me and made me realize that how much dumb I am]
Thank you soo much!
Your first method worked for me right away, Boom!
Thank you for this guide. Simple and to the point. Worked for me using cmd prompt :)
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this is still the best video I have found that works thanks
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Great tip!! With fantastic voice.... ;-)
Many thanks 👍😀
Thank you so much! It worked with the CMD! :)
You're welcome, and thank you for the feedback 🙏.
thank you. looked at the likes on video was skeptic but it works. i got the key going to reinstall my windows :)
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Thanks for the video mate, it worked perfectly. You're a legend
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏.
This is one of the better videos on this subject. Question. Nirsoft shows me a different key than one on sticker. Sticker is from License refurbisher. I figure if I can't trust it here, I can't trust it my other systems. I got tired of asking and bought 3 oem keys. Even one for my wife's legitimate upgrade. Why it show different key? Does key change with update. Thanks.
Thank you. It could be that the product key was changed from the original license (if you search for Activation Settings in Windows 10, you'll see an option to change your product key). I'm not sure why they would do that though as the product key on the sticker should still be valid.
I see your point. Someone may have put Windows 10 on it before refurbisher got it. Anyway, I have spent way to many hours researching this with way to few solid answers. I bought three keys for our 3 laptops. From now on I play it safe. This way when I go to install I am ready. I don't have to worry about do I use the Win 8 key or generic 10 key? Key on Nirsoft or key on bottom? I will always assume use printed key, And other than that will just be hobby and research. Thanks for help.
A few years ago, Microsoft allowed the use of Windows 8 keys to activate Windows 10. I'm not sure if that is the case now, but it would be worth a try. I believe it will work, but I'm not 100% sure.
Thanks. I found supposedly unopen oem keys ebay for about $27. I bought 2 pro for me 1 Home for wife. Few things are more aggravating than setting done to do a job and saving a few dollars kept you from the purpose. I told my brother I didn't trust Nirsoft. (Not the software it self) but we probably redo his when nessessary by installing Win 8 first. As far as I know my jumpdrive still upgrades even though that is past.
The laptops I spoke of with stickers was bought by me, and sold to family and friends. I am 110% sure no one reinstalled windows since they left my hands. Iam the primary go to man (as sad as that is). Thanks for your video, your help and patients. And just for fun run Nirsoft or other find it program on a sticker computer that has had that install for a year or to. Farewell.
Thanks a lot. Running into some problems at 5:01. Windows Defender was running on a timer on my Win 10 Pro. If I didn't do those steps quickly the ProduKey.exe was always deleted before I could get to "Allow". It worked after some attempts and I could get the Key for Win10 but the original Key for Win7 was not displayed. No problem though, it is still on the sticker on the machine.
So thanks, this helped.
Thanks for the heads up. If you run across something similar in the future, what you could do is add an exclusion to Defender, which would prevent it from scanning that particular file (you would need admin rights to do this though).
If you have a friend or family member with a windows, you can use their product key. It will activate windows, remove the watermark, and allow you to use the full settings features. Including changing the background.
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You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. Very happy to have you here.
you deserve the like.. thank you from my all heart
thanks for the tutorial. if you enter the product key in a clean installed windows with a new hard drive on the same PC, will windows activate?
If the product key is already embedded in the BIOS, you will not need to enter a product key at all (the installer will auto-detect it from the BIOS). If the product key isn't in the BIOS but you enter the same product key that you used in a previously-installed Windows, then I think you will still need to activate it through the internet - but it should accept it unless you made more hardware changes beyond just the hard drive.
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OMG Finally a video that worked with me. Thank you so much Im so thankful God bless you
Another question, will the generic key you spoke of work to directly reinstall Win 10 from jumpdrive? If not will the Win 8 one work for 10? I seem to be one of the very few people that whose jumpdrive requires a key and will not search for one. If I don't put in a key next screen is about 10 or so Windows to choose from. Like Win 10 pro NT or SE and etc. While it will do upgrades and and about any variant of Win 10, will not do that.
I'm afraid not. The generic license is what is reported as the product key for Microsoft's digital license when upgrading to Windows 10. If it's not asking for the product key, it may be obtaining it from the BIOS - after installation, is your Windows activated automatically?
everytime i enter the command you send me into the description, the cmd doesn't reveal my product key, how can i fix it?
Thank you so much....very informative and valuable tutorial!!!!
Thank you for the clear tutorial, thanks a lot and bless you 🥰
Great video, thanks. I got my product key but it doesn't work. What can I do?
Thanks a lot. I just activated my window. good work
thanks, its very helpful
You're welcome, and thank you.
Amazing , Fianlly got it form ikeyzone
I like some of the transitions, but sometimes they're a bit too much and are seemingly random. Since we use these persistent elements that transition across pages to indicate some kind of relationship between the previous and the next states, some of your transitions confuse me because I can't immediately see what the relationship is.
For example 2:23 of the selectable tiles (which weren't selected) transition into being two switches... does that mean anything? are they related in some way? I see this as random and a bad use of the design language. However, at 1:14 I like the transition from switches to the ticks on a paper, that makes sense to me. Epic presentation tho
great vid sir, thx!! Do u have a tutorial of removing win8.1 media center build 9600? just updated with add features and now i regret it
Please give a brief description of the plugin, how to use it. How to use the plugin. How to use it.
great video! Very helpful and to the point.
Thank You! s much man your video only worked for me others are literally waste. Guys follow this this is absolutely correct.
Thank you. Thank you a lot , it worked and I am greatly happy to you, wish I did accessed this video before!!!
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏.
In Power Shell I inserted the full string having copied from above, It didn't work. Then I removed the last part as you show to reveal more info. The license key is also shown in that list. Thanks ar.
Thanks for the feedback. I'll need to see why the original string didn't work...
Thank you, definitely a well made and simple video!!!!! Kudos!!!!
i cant open the produkey application because of s mode and neither the command prompt or powershell runs so what do i do
I'm afraid you'll need to switch out of S mode to run produkey.
thanks, its worked!
Thank you. your Video found me at the right time. I was searching for a way to fin my product key, and could not find any information. The last option help me as the first two options with the command prompt and power shell did not give any result.
THANKS FOR THIS IV BEEN SEARCHING FO SOOO LONG
BINGO! THIS WORKED LIKE A CHARM. THANK YOU!