The only way it will ask you for a serial it's if you clean install Windows 10 on your computer. Which you can do, without installing Windows 7. You clean install and it prompts you twice about a serial which is the one you can skip. And when windows 10 is installed it will detect your hardware it will activated because you were on windows 10 before.
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Check Windows 10 product key with VBscript. Type the following VBscript to the Notepad. Save the file as.vbs file. Click on File, click on Save As, and select the location where is easy for you to find. Enter a file name 'productkey.vbs', select All Files, and then click on Save button to save the file. When one installs Windows 10, it will ask you a product key for Windows 10. If you don’t have Windows 10 serial key then you cannot proceed further. If you want to install windows or test windows without entering Windows 10 activation key then you can use the generic version that runs Windows OS for 30 days successfully. Windows 10 Product Key. Here’s everything you’ll want to understand how to find your Windows 10 product key and how activation works on free upgraded versus new retail copies of Windows 10. People all over the world have been excited about the latest version of the Microsoft operating system and have waited for ages to get the update. Feb 14, 2017 How to find computer serial number. Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. The following article will help you to find the computer serial number. Tips Please use one the method bellow to retrieve the.
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my installation is clean. What i must do now?
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At the recent Microsoft Cloud Roadshow here in Toronto, team CANITPRO was provided the opportunity to present best practices surrounding Windows 10 security, manageability and deployment.
During the session entitled Taking Advantage of the New Deployment Features in Windows 10 the following question was asked:
'How do you find the Windows 10 product key once the upgrade from Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 is completed.'
Now traditionally, all that is required to retrieve this information is using the inventory capability via the Mobile Device Management software of choice. Another option has been made available via third party applications. Be careful when pursuing this route as reports have come forward that some third party applications install adware/malware during the installation of the tool. In either case, what has been discovered in some cases using both methods is the key provided is actually a generic key akin to one of the following:
- Windows 10 Enterprise: NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
- Windows 10 Pro: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
- Windows 10 Home: TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
The trouble with using these keys, should you need to re-enter said key in future, is that it enrolls said Windows 10 installation into Insider Preview. While ok in a lab environment, Insider Preview could be troublesome in a production environment.
How To Get Windows 10 Serial Key Code
Enter Chris Goulard, IT Analyst and member of the #CANITPRO community on Twitter, with a solution via script to provide the actual Windows 10 key provide after upgrade. The script is as follows:
Set WshShell = CreateObject('WScript.Shell')
MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead('HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionDigitalProductId'))
MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead('HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionDigitalProductId'))
Function ConvertToKey(Key)
Const KeyOffset = 52
i = 28
Chars = 'BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789'
Do
Cur = 0
x = 14
Do
Cur = Cur * 256
Cur = Key(x + KeyOffset) + Cur
Key(x + KeyOffset) = (Cur 24) And 255
Cur = Cur Mod 24
x = x -1
Loop While x >= 0
i = i -1
KeyOutput = Mid(Chars, Cur + 1, 1) & KeyOutput
If (((29 - i) Mod 6) = 0) And (i <> -1) Then
i = i -1
KeyOutput = '-' & KeyOutput
End If
Loop While i >= 0
ConvertToKey = KeyOutput
End Function
Const KeyOffset = 52
i = 28
Chars = 'BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789'
Do
Cur = 0
x = 14
Do
Cur = Cur * 256
Cur = Key(x + KeyOffset) + Cur
Key(x + KeyOffset) = (Cur 24) And 255
Cur = Cur Mod 24
x = x -1
Loop While x >= 0
i = i -1
KeyOutput = Mid(Chars, Cur + 1, 1) & KeyOutput
If (((29 - i) Mod 6) = 0) And (i <> -1) Then
i = i -1
KeyOutput = '-' & KeyOutput
End If
Loop While i >= 0
ConvertToKey = KeyOutput
End Function
Simply copy and paste the above script into a new notepad file. Name the notepad file what you wish, however change the extension from .txt to .vbs. Save and run the newly created Key Catcher on a toolset USB key or right on the newly upgraded machine itself and the true key will be provided.
Thank you Chris for the share.