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    • thwr
      thwr @thwr last edited by

      @thwr said in Finding product Key:

      @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

      He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

      If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

      ... or some other place. Or a Microsoft account, if the old Windows installation has been tied to one.

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      • WrCombs
        WrCombs @thwr last edited by

        @thwr said in Finding product Key:

        @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

        He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

        If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

        that's what I thought, but it's licensed.. There's a product key in the System settings.
        he just can't use that one.

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        • thwr
          thwr @WrCombs last edited by

          @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

          @thwr said in Finding product Key:

          @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

          He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

          If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

          that's what I thought, but it's licensed.. There's a product key in the System settings.
          he just can't use that one.

          That's not the actual product key. As said before, you can't retrieve it from a running Windows, AFAIK.

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          • WrCombs
            WrCombs @thwr last edited by

            @thwr said in Finding product Key:

            @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

            @thwr said in Finding product Key:

            @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

            He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

            If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

            that's what I thought, but it's licensed.. There's a product key in the System settings.
            he just can't use that one.

            That's not the actual product key. As said before, you can't retrieve it from a running Windows, AFAIK.

            ah, well.

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            • WrCombs
              WrCombs @thwr last edited by

              @thwr said in Finding product Key:

              @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

              @thwr said in Finding product Key:

              @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

              He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

              If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

              that's what I thought, but it's licensed.. There's a product key in the System settings.
              he just can't use that one.

              , AFAIK.

              What does this mean?

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              • thwr
                thwr @WrCombs last edited by

                @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                @thwr said in Finding product Key:

                @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                @thwr said in Finding product Key:

                @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

                If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

                that's what I thought, but it's licensed.. There's a product key in the System settings.
                he just can't use that one.

                , AFAIK.

                What does this mean?

                As far as I know

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                • JaredBusch
                  JaredBusch @WrCombs last edited by JaredBusch

                  @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                  @thwr said in Finding product Key:

                  @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                  He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

                  If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

                  that's what I thought, but it's licensed.. There's a product key in the System settings.
                  he just can't use that one.

                  You just upgrade and click I don't have one. Done.

                  That said, I've never seen that screen if you are upgrading from within Windows 10.

                  So I have no idea WTF is even possibly going on here in order to cause this.

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                  • WrCombs
                    WrCombs @JaredBusch last edited by

                    @JaredBusch said in Finding product Key:

                    @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                    @thwr said in Finding product Key:

                    @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                    He said he's trying to update from 16(?) to 1903 - using Media Creation Tool.. I have a USB with Windows 10 on it.. but he cant get past this step..

                    If Windows was activated before, such an update would read the key (or some kind of a hash / token) from UEFI.

                    that's what I thought, but it's licensed.. There's a product key in the System settings.
                    he just can't use that one.

                    You jsut upgrade and click i don't have one. done.

                    That said, I've never seen that screen if you are upgrading from within Windows 10.

                    So I have no idea WTF is even possibly going on here in order to cause this.

                    That's what I thought too; but it wont let you.

                    Microsoft doesn't require a product key to install/upgrade windows 10 though... according to some research.

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                    • JaredBusch
                      JaredBusch @WrCombs last edited by

                      @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                      but it wont let you.

                      Then he is not running a legal windows 10 system to upgrade.

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                      • JaredBusch
                        JaredBusch @WrCombs last edited by

                        @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                        Microsoft doesn't require a product key to install/upgrade windows 10 though... according to some research.

                        The very first Windows 10 upgrades required the key. Either detected in BIOS or manually typed in at the beginning of the install process. The next release of the tool had the "I don't have one" button that is still there.

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                        • JaredBusch
                          JaredBusch last edited by

                          @WrCombs stopping giving half the information.

                          Get all of the details and then post.

                          Or if you post and we kick back, then obviously think about getting more detail.

                          This is honestly a super simple problem that getting complicated because someone along the chain is stating something that is not correct.

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                          • DustinB3403
                            DustinB3403 @WrCombs last edited by

                            @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                            Co worker in the grocery side of things is looking for his product key; When he puts the one from System in it says "0 is not a valid Character" and "1 is not a valid character"
                            is there a way to pull that via Command line? I tried pulling using wmic bios get productkey but it said there was an error..

                            edit
                            Trying to upgrade windows 10 to 1903.
                            The install step requires product key for windows 10 but it's digitally licensed.

                            @Dashrender said in Finding product Key:

                            product key for what?

                            Clearly Windows 'wmic' is attempting to pull from the motherboard.

                            @thwr said in Finding product Key:

                            You can't retrieve the (Windows) product key anymore, as far as I know.

                            This is true unless it was manually updated.

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                            • WrCombs
                              WrCombs @JaredBusch last edited by

                              @JaredBusch said in Finding product Key:

                              @WrCombs stopping giving half the information.

                              Get all of the details and then post.

                              Or if you post and we kick back, then obviously think about getting more detail.

                              This is honestly a super simple problem that getting complicated because someone along the chain is stating something that is not correct.

                              @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                              Co worker in the grocery side of things is looking for his product key; When he puts the one from System in it says "0 is not a valid Character" and "1 is not a valid character"
                              is there a way to pull that via Command line? I tried pulling using wmic bios get productkey but it said there was an error..

                              edit
                              Trying to upgrade windows 10 to 1903.
                              The install step requires product key for windows 10 but it's digitally licensed.

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                              • WrCombs
                                WrCombs @WrCombs last edited by

                                @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                @JaredBusch said in Finding product Key:

                                @WrCombs stopping giving half the information.

                                Get all of the details and then post.

                                Or if you post and we kick back, then obviously think about getting more detail.

                                This is honestly a super simple problem that getting complicated because someone along the chain is stating something that is not correct.

                                @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                Co worker in the grocery side of things is looking for his product key; When he puts the one from System in it says "0 is not a valid Character" and "1 is not a valid character"
                                is there a way to pull that via Command line? I tried pulling using wmic bios get productkey but it said there was an error..

                                edit
                                Trying to upgrade windows 10 to 1903.
                                The install step requires product key for windows 10 but it's digitally licensed.

                                That is literally all the information I have, The answer was already given that it can't be retrieved.

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                                • JaredBusch
                                  JaredBusch @WrCombs last edited by

                                  @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                  The install step requires product key for windows 10 but it's digitally licensed.

                                  This is untrue if

                                  @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                  Trying to upgrade windows 10 to 1903.

                                  This is true.

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                                  • WrCombs
                                    WrCombs @JaredBusch last edited by

                                    @JaredBusch said in Finding product Key:

                                    @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                    The install step requires product key for windows 10 but it's digitally licensed.

                                    This is untrue if

                                    @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                    Trying to upgrade windows 10 to 1903.

                                    This is true.

                                    Both are true

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                                    • JaredBusch
                                      JaredBusch @WrCombs last edited by

                                      @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                      The answer was already given that it can't be retrieved.

                                      No, the problem is that you are mistaken in the entire question.

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                                      • WrCombs
                                        WrCombs @JaredBusch last edited by

                                        @JaredBusch said in Finding product Key:

                                        @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                        The answer was already given that it can't be retrieved.

                                        No, the problem is that you are mistaken in the entire question.

                                        I asked the question with the information I was given.
                                        FFS

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                                        • WrCombs
                                          WrCombs @WrCombs last edited by

                                          @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                          @JaredBusch said in Finding product Key:

                                          @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                          The install step requires product key for windows 10 but it's digitally licensed.

                                          This is untrue if

                                          @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                          Trying to upgrade windows 10 to 1903.

                                          This is true.

                                          Both are true

                                          Created media through Microsoft media creation tool
                                          Runs that and it fails on product key, no way around it.
                                          Is running Windows 10 1603 - atleast what he told me.

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                                          • JaredBusch
                                            JaredBusch @WrCombs last edited by

                                            @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                            @JaredBusch said in Finding product Key:

                                            @WrCombs said in Finding product Key:

                                            The answer was already given that it can't be retrieved.

                                            No, the problem is that you are mistaken in the entire question.

                                            I asked the question with the information I was given.
                                            FFS

                                            And you were told the question is wrong. Move on. Find the correct question.

                                            A licensed copy of Windows 10 will not ask for a product key.

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