Find or Recover Windows 8 Product Key & Other Software
If you recently upgraded your email and need help recovering it, or if you never received the product key sticker for your Windows 8 computer, don’t worry – I’ve got you covered.
When you buy a laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed, you may notice that the traditional Windows Genuine Sticker on the back is no longer there. However, this doesn’t mean you’re out of luck. With the new OEM activation 3.0, Windows can read your product key directly from the BIOS and use it for installation and activation. So, even without the physical sticker, you can still access your product key and get your Windows 8 up and running.
If you want to know your product key and store it safely for any unforeseen issues, this article will explain how it can be done. My main goal was to recover the product key of Windows 8, but this tool can also extract/recover product keys for most other paid applications. It functions as a product key extraction/recovery tool.
Recovering the Product Key of Windows 8 and Others
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Step 1: Download and install Belarc Advisor on your computer. This free system information tool can analyze your computer and provide a detailed report. Step 2: Installation is simple. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup and run the program. When you run it for the first time, it will ask if you want to analyze your computer. Click “Yes” and let it analyze. Step 3: The initial system analysis may take a minute or two. You can skip the additional analysis modules if you only care about the product keys. Step 4: Lastly, Belarc Advisor generates a system report and opens the HTML file in Internet Explorer. Within the report, locate the Software Licenses section. Here you will find a list of all licensed software installed on your computer, along with their OEM number and Product Key. Note: To ensure security, you must have administrator rights on your computer in order to install and run the app.
Create a new Evernote note and copy the Software Licenses contents. You can also upload the document to Dropbox and Google Drive. Make multiple cloud copies of the keys to ensure you don’t lose them. If you’re not using Belarc Advisor for anything else, uninstall it after completing the task to keep things clean.
Conclusion
Recovering product keys for installed software on a computer can be done by following these steps. If you have any other preferred tools for this task, feel free to mention them in the comments. Having options is always beneficial.
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