Complete PCs with preinstalled Windows 8 can have the problem that the product key can not be found when a new installation is required. We will show you how to read the product key quickly and easily from the BIOS.
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The required tool listens to the designation Windows 8 Product Key Viewer. As the name suggests, the program is solely for reading the product key from Windows 8, but it also works with all versions of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
To use the program, you must first extract the ZIP archive. Then start the EXE file "pkeyui.exe". If your virus scanner fails, you can safely ignore this warning - nothing is harmful to the tool itself.
Then you will see the product key of the current Windows installation. By clicking the single button, you can copy the key to the clipboard and save it in a text file.
You can then install Windows on an alternative system. A call to the activation hotline usually helps to make Windows jump when the automated system does not accept the key in the first step.
The telephone number of the Microsoft hotline is displayed in the activation options during the new installation. The employee, or the automated system, will dictate an activation code after briefly describing the case - you want to move your Windows to a new computer. Make sure you have a pen and paper or an electronic device with which you can write the code.
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