• Is there a way to see if my 64-bit W10 Pro. retail key was registered i

    From Ant@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 12 05:11:20 2024
    I don't see it any where even in my device list (my custom built PC)
    online. I want to be sure it matches what I see on my PC with its
    "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft
    account" (MS account) and "Windows is activated with a digital license"
    (local account). I want to be sure it is there online if I ever change
    my PC's hardwares and/or reinstall, from scratch, so I can reactivate
    online easily.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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  • From Paul@21:1/5 to Ant on Fri Apr 12 02:11:05 2024
    On 4/12/2024 1:11 AM, Ant wrote:
    I don't see it any where even in my device list (my custom built PC)
    online. I want to be sure it matches what I see on my PC with its
    "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account" (MS account) and "Windows is activated with a digital license" (local account). I want to be sure it is there online if I ever change
    my PC's hardwares and/or reinstall, from scratch, so I can reactivate
    online easily.

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)


    If you did the W7/W81 to W10 "free upgrade", then MagicalJellyBean
    would report a generic key, like these examples. These are seen on
    some of my machines here. These don't match the sticker on any PC.

    VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T (Windows 10 Professional) <--- X79
    YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7 (Windows 10 Home - multi language) <--- laptop!
    BT79Q-G7N6G-PGBYW-4YWX6-6F4BT (Windows 10 Home - single language)

    If you bought a Retail boxed Win10 and used its key, then
    the key you entered at installation time (or when re-keying by
    doing an Anytime Upgrade), then the sticker value would be
    seen in MagicalJellyBean.

    *******

    The article here has some info on key location and display commands.
    Most of these don't work.

    https://www.avg.com/en/signal/find-windows-10-product-key

    However, the Registry one is OK.

    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
    BackupProductKeyDefault

    You can see a free upgrade with the 3V66T generic key here.
    This one started as licensed W7 Pro, and via free upgrade
    became W10 Pro. The license key is the generic one listed above.

    [Picture]

    https://i.postimg.cc/3RZx9N0j/freebie-key-value-W10-Pro-from-V7-Pro.gif

    Paul

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