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How to Find Your Windows 11 Product Key

Rhousse by Rhousse
February 5, 2022 - Updated on February 7, 2022
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There are a variety of situations in which knowing where to find your Windows 11 product key is critical. Perhaps your PC is performing slowly, and you’d like to install Windows 11 from scratch.

Alternatively, you may require the license to be transferred to a new machine. Whatever the cause, here’s how to locate your Windows 11 product key.

Find Your Windows 11 Product Key

Purchase your digital product key from a trusted retailer such as Microsoft, Best Buy, or Amazon. If you go with a different source, it’s possible that it won’t be authentic, and you’ll have trouble activating it or losing functionality over time.

Command Prompt

Search “cmd” on your Window search bar.

Copy and paste the following path into the Command Prompt and hit Enter:

wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

The original product key that came with your computer will appear.

Check Emails and Receipt

Another way to find your Windows 11 product key is to look through Microsoft or Best Buy emails or receipts.

You can find your key in the “Orders” or “Purchases” section of the online store if you bought Windows 11 from either firm.

If you purchased your digital license through Amazon, your key should appear in your Amazon games and software library.

Check the Retail Package with Disc

You should be able to discover the key in the product box if Microsoft starts selling physical copies of their new OS on disc.

For example, the Windows 10 product key was printed on the back of a business card included in the overall packaging.

Use a Third-Party Utility

You can also use a third-party program such as ShowKeyPlus to locate your Windows 11 product key.

When you launch the program, it will display your product key as well as additional license information.

Once you’ve obtained your product key, make sure to keep it in a safe and easily accessible spot.

Microsoft gives you a one-time transfer option.

Find Sticker on Computer Chassis

You can also check for your key on a sticker placed on the computer chassis by some OEMs.

It’s usually located at the bottom of your laptop or on the rear of your desktop computer’s chassis.

Just create a backup of your key (take a picture of it) and you should be fine if something goes wrong and you need to reinstall Windows 11.

Create a VBS File to Find Product Key

If you’re a more sophisticated user, you can make a VBS file by copying and pasting the script below into Notepad.

It’s worth noting that there’s a lot to copy and paste. Just make sure you get every last bit of code:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId"))
Function ConvertToKey(Key)
Const KeyOffset = 52
i = 28
Chars = "BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789"
Do
Cur = 0
x = 14
Do
Cur = Cur * 256
Cur = Key(x + KeyOffset) + Cur
Key(x + KeyOffset) = (Cur \ 24) And 255
Cur = Cur Mod 24
x = x -1
Loop While x >= 0
i = i -1
KeyOutput = Mid(Chars, Cur + 1, 1) & KeyOutput
If (((29 - i) Mod 6) = 0) And (i <> -1) Then
i = i -1
KeyOutput = "-" & KeyOutput
End If
Loop While i >= 0
ConvertToKey = KeyOutput
End Function

Click on “Save As” then select All Files.

Use the .VBS format for it to work.

Double-click the VBS file and your product key will pop up.

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Rhousse

Rhousse

Commerce major. My training enabled me to fully use the various Microsoft Applications while also allowing to work around problems. I spent my high school years working as a campus writer and researcher, as I get older, I want to broaden my horizons and live life to the fullest.

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