Help regrading windows product key

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by adinid, Oct 30, 2021.

  1. adinid

    adinid MDL Junior Member

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    When my laptop arrived it used to have licensed windows home
    I have upgraded it to windows pro
    but now when I check product key using

    Code:
    wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
    I still get home product key

    even when I check through regedit by going to

    Code:
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
    its the same home key

    but when I use

    Code:
    slmgr /dlv
    it shows partial pro key

    Even in settings/activation it shows Windows 11 pro

    How to get my full windows pro key

    Thanks in Advance !
     
  2. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    You can only find what you have ever had. If you really had a key that activated the Pro version, use the same one.
    If you visited the Internet with your Pro version even once, your computer is registered with Microsoft servers and you no longer need any keys, but your new Windows will be activated automatically as soon as you visit the Internet again.
    The only problem you may have is that you will have difficulty installing the Pro version if your computer really has a home v ersion key stored somewhere and you install without using any installation or an activation key.
    In this case, you should use the generic key to go from home => pro or use the ei.cfg file when installing.
    If you really need it and you still don't have it, you have to buy it.
     
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  4. adinid

    adinid MDL Junior Member

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  5. adinid

    adinid MDL Junior Member

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    simplepidx worked fine for me thank you for the reply
     
  6. adinid

    adinid MDL Junior Member

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