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Hy!
How can I find the "windows 11 pro" product key in this computor?
This is a Lenovo V15 G4 IRU and in the last days it swich off several times.
I'm think that in a near future I'll probably have to reinstall the operating system, and by that time I'll need the product key of the windows (11 pro).
Where can I find that information?
Thank you very much!
Hello
In order to help you, I need to understand the license a bit more -
How did you obtain your license initially?
Did it come with the device preinstalled, or did you purchase it?
If you purchased it, did you purchase from Microsoft, or from third party?
Is it originally a Win7/8 key?
Also, is this full Pro license, or upgrade license (from home to pro)?
Hello EmilyS726!
I thank you very much for your answer.
The software (Windows 11 Pro) came with the device preinstalled (it's the original software).
Meanwhile, I managed to find the computer packaging and there was some information, identifying the device.
One of them is "Microsoft Product Key ID" composed by 13 numbers.
I imagine that's what I'm looking for, don't you think?
But, even if this is the answer, is there any way to find that information in the system.
Thank you!
You are welcome.
It looks like you onboard OEM license. In this case, you don't need to have the key. The key is baked into BIOS/motherboard, reinstall will automatically recognize it and use it. To confirm this, Launch Powershell (note, it is not Command Prompt, but Powershell), it should return a product key because it is reading directly from BIOS.
(Get-CimInstance -ClassName SoftwareLicensingService -Property OA3xOriginalProductKey).OA3xOriginalProductKey
This type of license is tied to the motherboard, meaning, if motherboard changes, the key is gone. It cannot be transfered to another motherboard.
Hello again EmilyS726!
I thank you again for helping me in this subject ... it's very kind of you.
I did exactly what you taught me.
I acessed the "Windows PowerShell" and copied the line of code you sent me.
The result was a key with 25 characters (5 groups of 5, each one), completely different from the "Microsoft Product key ID" I had in the package of the device (13 numbers).
Just to be safe, I noted down both options, but I imagine the one that you sugested should be the correct one.
Once again, I appreciated very much your help and all the time you spent with this situation.
Take care and thank you!
Best regards,
Rui Soares
You are very welcome.
Yes, I expected that it would return a key. This means the license is baked into the motherboard so you don't need to manually activate at all when you reinstall.
Once again, thank you very much EmilyS726!
I appreciated very much your kind help!
You are very welcome.