If the license status is “Licensed”, then you are using the genuine Windows product key, otherwise the key is not genuine. You can check the validity of the installed Windows product key by running this command from the command prompt or the Windows PowerShell: C:\> slmgr /dli Press ⊞ Win keybutton to open the “Start” menu, type in cmd to search for the command prompt or power to search for the PowerShell and press the Ctrl Shift Enter to launch it as an administrator.Įxecute the command below in the elevated command prompt or the Windows PowerShell to display the Windows product key: C:\> wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey To find the Windows product key it is required to start the command prompt or the Windows PowerShell as an administrator. In most cases that would be same key as is installed inside Windows, but it may not always be the same. Even the commandline that you are running on Windows 8.1, is pulling the machine specific OEM key from the firmware of the machine not from Windows. This short note shows how to find the Windows product key from a command prompt (CMD) or from a Windows PowerShell and check its validity.Ĭool Tip: How to check Windows version from CMD
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