Method 2: By Running the Windows Activation Troubleshooter Wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey Step 2: In the Windows PowerShell (Admin) window, execute the below command and press Enter: Step 1: Search Powershell in Search box and then right click and Choose run as administrator. How to Find your Key: –ġ – If you have purchased Your windows OS from Microsoft store, then Open Microsoft store and Go to Downloads > Product Keys > Subscription Page > Digital Content and find it there.Ģ – If you have purchased it via Physical package, just find that package and find the key written inside the package.ģ – If your Windows Os has came prebuilt on your computer, you may find it on the back of the computer, located on a sticker.Ĥ – You can also view key via Powershell. If the product is authentic, then your Windows 10 OS should be activated and you should not see the Activation error anymore. Now, follow the instructions to complete the process. Step 6: Now, type the product key (that you procured at Step 2) in the Product key field and click Next. Go to the right side of the pane, scroll down and click on Change product key. It'll be activated automatically once you're done.Step 5: It opens the Activation settings window. So if this system in question is a Dell, just run down a Dell Windows 7 disc of the same edition the machine has a license for (Home Premium, Pro, whatever) and reinstall Windows. So if you try to use that volume key with any OEM/retial media, it'll never activate. That's how Dell's volume images get and keep their activation. That key activates against an SLIC table in the BIOS. If it's a Dell, for example, it's just going to be their generic SLP key that gets pulled by any key finder. I ask because depending on what kind of system and setup you're asking about, the key you pull from the OS may not be of any use.
Well first off, what type/brand/model of system and under what circumstances do they not have their key? Was Windows 7 purchased separately by your user/client and they lost their box/COA? Was it a preinstalled OEM copy and the key on the COA got rubbed down & is now unreadable?