Windows install bypass the Edition selection when it finds that key in BIOS storage, the workaround for this is to edit one of the file on the install media which forces it to always ask. OTOH this stored BIOS license key can be a problem if you're trying to do a clean install of a DIFFERENT edition of Windows (like Pro while the machine came with Home). If it does have the stored key it goes up to 100%.
So you might as well use the most well-known one, Magical Jelly Bean KeyFinder.Īnd in my experience Microsoft will 99 times out of 100 automatically detect and apply the correct key (as long as you select the right Windows Edition) even when doing clean installs on existing hardware even if you don't use a MS account for login and it doesn't have a BIOS stored license key. So really, only the first method should ever be used, there are other programs and tools that will work but there's no reliable methods that doesn't use tools! If there's no Windows OEM key in the BIOS it will be empty and if you've reinstalled using a different key it will give you the wrong key! It is useful as a way to access the key that comes with the hardware on most newer OEM machines but is no substitute for actually checking what license key Windows actually use.Īnd the third method usually? sometimes? returns a "digital key" that's only valid for the specific install - there's no real use for this since it can't be used even on the same hardware after a reinstall! It is very important to be certain that you are purchasing the correct products before checking out.The OA3xOriginalProductKey method returns the Windows OEM license key stored in the BIOS for pre-installed machines where they used that method to store it - most OEMs do this because this is the only way where they DON'T need to physically affix a sticker with the key on the machine which saves them time. If the product key was already issued, this is not anymore exchangeable for another product nor refundable. Do take note that a reporting a non working product key is very difficult to prove as the key can be validated officially. However, in extremely rare scenario that the product key was determined to be defective, you have an option to replace the product key or get a full refund as promised. The buyer will highlight the product key but mistakenly highlighted the space between “is” and “1111” thus, pasting *1111-2222-3333 where the asterisk (*) represents the copied invisible space. A common mistake that occurs in almost all cases of a non working product key is due to an invisible space accidentally copied when the buyer copy-pasted the product key.Įxample: The product key is 1111-2222-3333. Once a product key is issued, it is not anymore refundable or exchangeable except in a very rare scenario wherein the product key was determined to be defective.
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