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How to Look Up Your Windows 10 License Key Using Command Prompt - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Any Windows computer should come with a license key for activation. However, that key isn't always readily available. Some computers have a sticker on the outside with it, but with newer computers the key is usually pre-loaded and stored digitally on the system.</p><p>This article will show you how to find your license key with Command Prompt.</p><p>Here is how to do this:<p><br></p></p><ol><li><strong>Click</strong> on the <strong>Start button</strong>, typically found at the lower left corner of the screen. Click in the search bar on your computer and type in <strong>cmd.</strong></li></ol><p> </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/7e/nsygdauqycga.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/7e/nsygdauqycga.jpg" alt="nsygdauqycga.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2. <strong>Right click</strong> on Command Prompt at the top of the search results and then select <strong>Run as Administrator</strong>.</p><p>A User Account Control window will appear. Confirm that by clicking <strong>Yes</strong>. You’ll know it works if the default directory is saying <strong>C:\Windows\system32></strong></p><p> </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/18/1axttiwrqq91.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/18/1axttiwrqq91.jpg" alt="1axttiwrqq91.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p> </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031946/uploads/J2O54IMCDORE/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031946/uploads/J2O54IMCDORE/image.png" alt="image.png"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3. From here, enter the following into command prompt and then press <strong>Enter</strong> on your keyboard: </p><p><strong>wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey</strong></p><p> </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/6f/byjilyktypn2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/6f/byjilyktypn2.jpg" alt="byjilyktypn2.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p> You should now see the product key in the format xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.</p> </article> </main>
