How-to: Retrieve the Windows Product Key

The Windows product key is a 25-character code used to activate Windows.

Get-CimInstance -ClassName SoftwareLicensingService | Select-Object -ExpandProperty OA3xOriginalProductKey

This can also run against remote machines by adding the -ComputerName option. In most cases, Windows 10 activates automatically using a digital license and doesn’t require you to enter a product key. If no product activation key has been entered then nothing will be returned by the CIM command above.

 

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Related PowerShell Cmdlets

DISM /Set-ProductKey - Set the product key of an offline image.
Get-CimInstance - Get a managed resource (storage, network, software etc).
SLMGR - Software Licensing Management Tool Activate Windows license and product key.


 
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