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Windows 8 license recovery

  • 31-07-2015 6:35pm
    #1
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭


    So months ago I wiped my OEM 8.1 laptop with 10 preview. Now, because of all the licensing chaos I need to go back and get the 8.1 license back, to go to 10. How can I find out what my license is, they don't print them on the laptop anymore.


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  • #2
    Bayberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭Bayberry


    Overheal wrote: »
    So months ago I wiped my OEM 8.1 laptop with 10 preview. Now, because of all the licensing chaos I need to go back and get the 8.1 license back, to go to 10. How can I find out what my license is, they don't print them on the laptop anymore.
    If it's not printed on a sticker, then it's embedded in the BIOS, and the WIn10 installer should find it automatically, as far as I know.


  • #3
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Grab an OEM copy of 8.1 and it'll SLIC activate itself. If you can't there are tools that can trigger SLIC activation. Then upgrade to 10, then do a clean install.


  • #4
    deathtocaptcha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭deathtocaptcha


    http://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-retrieve-windows-8-oem-product-key-from-bios


  • #5
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Bayberry wrote: »
    If it's not printed on a sticker, then it's embedded in the BIOS, and the WIn10 installer should find it automatically, as far as I know.

    that done it


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