How to Check Windows 10 Product Key

The Windows 10 license key is hidden for security reasons, preventing you from finding it in the settings or activation sections. If you're curious and want to accurately check the Windows 10 key, follow the steps below.

Method 1: Use WinProdKeyFinder Tool

Step 1: Download the Product Key viewer tool from GitHub at https://github.com/mrpeardotnet/WinProdKeyFinder/releases

Click on the .zip file to initiate the download.

Step 2: Unzip and navigate to the folder (1) => launch the WinProdKeyFind (2) application.

Afterward, the license key on your computer will be revealed.

Method 2: Use Command Prompt

Step 1: Go to Search (1) => search for cmd (2) => Run as administrator (3).

Step 2: Enter the following command and press Enter.

wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey

Afterward, your Windows license key will be displayed below the command.

Method 3: Use VBS code to view the key

Step 1: Right-click on the Desktop => select New (1) => Text Document (2).

Step 2: Copy the following code into Notepad.

Set WshShell = CreateObject('WScript.Shell')
MsgBox  ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows  NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId'))
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

Next, you click on File (1) => Save As (2).

Step 3: Choose the save location (1) => set All files (2) => name the file with the extension .vbs (3) => Save (4).

Step 4: Open the created file, and information about the Product key will appear in a popup.

Method 4: Use execution command in Windows Power Shell

Step 1: Right-click on Desktop => New (1) => Text Document (2).

Step 2: Paste the following code into Notepad.

function Get-WindowsKey {
  ## function to retrieve the Windows Product Key from any PC
  ## by Jakob Bindslet ([email protected])
  param ($targets = '.')
  $hklm = 2147483650
  $regPath = 'Software\Microsoft\Windows  NT\CurrentVersion'
  $regValue = 'DigitalProductId'
  Foreach ($target in $targets) {
  $productKey = $null
  $win32os = $null
  $wmi =  [WMIClass]'\\$target\root\default:stdRegProv'
  $data = $wmi.GetBinaryValue($hklm,$regPath,$regValue)
  $binArray = ($data.uValue)[52..66]
  $charsArray =  'B','C','D','F','G','H','J','K','M','P','Q','R','T','V','W','X','Y','2','3','4','6','7','8','9'
  ## decrypt base24 encoded binary data
  For ($i = 24; $i -ge 0; $i--) {
  $k = 0
  For ($j = 14; $j -ge 0; $j--) {
  $k = $k * 256 -bxor $binArray[$j]
  $binArray[$j] = [math]::truncate($k / 24)
  $k = $k % 24
  }
  $productKey = $charsArray[$k] + $productKey
  If (($i % 5 -eq 0) -and ($i -ne 0)) {
  $productKey = '-' + $productKey
  }
  }
  $win32os = Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem -computer  $target
  $obj = New-Object Object
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty Computer -value $target
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty Caption -value  $win32os.Caption
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty CSDVersion -value  $win32os.CSDVersion
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty OSArch -value  $win32os.OSArchitecture
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty BuildNumber -value  $win32os.BuildNumber
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty RegisteredTo -value  $win32os.RegisteredUser
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty ProductID -value  $win32os.SerialNumber
  $obj | Add-Member Noteproperty ProductKey -value  $productkey
  $obj
  }
  }

Next, go to File (1) => Save As… (2).

Step 3: Choose the location to save the file (1) => select All Files (2) => name it with the extension .ps1 (3) => Save (4).

Step 4: Click on Search (1) => search for the keyword powers (2) => Run as administrator (3).

Step 5: Execute the following command and press Enter.

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Press Y to confirm the settings change.

Step 6: Right-click on the PowerShell (1) file created in Step 2,3 => Properties (2).

Next, remember the path (3) and the file name (4) to insert into the next command in PowerShell.

Step 7: Go back to PowerShell and execute the following command.

Import-Module <file path>; Get-WindowsKey

With <file path> being the path to the file obtained in Step 6.

Step 8: After executing the command, you can view the displayed ProductKey.

Following the instructions in the article, you can easily check the key on Windows 10. You can apply these methods to older Windows versions like Windows 8.1/7/Vista.