Windows 10: Get the Windows 10 Serial Number from a USB Hard Disk

Hey everyone!


Does anyone know how to get the Serial Number of a Windows 10 from a external USB Hard Drive?


I got a trouble with my laptop Hard Disk and I had to replace the drive and reinstall using Windows from a USB.


I have access to the old drive using a usb case to Access the files from other computer.


Thanks in advance!

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Get the Windows 10 Serial Number from a USB Hard Disk

Hey everyone!

Does anyone know how to get the Serial Number of a Windows 10 from a external USB Hard Drive?

I got a trouble with my laptop Hard Disk and I had to replace the drive and reinstall using Windows from a USB.

I have access to the old drive using a usb case to Access the files from other computer.

Thanks in advance!

 

Windows 10 serial on OEM


So I'll summarize steps made...

1. Saved serial number (taken with Belarc Advisory) from preinstalled (half chinese language) Windows 8.1 (don't know exactly the version, suspect Windows 8.1 with bing) on tablet
2. Formatted tablet
3. Tried to make a clean Windows 10 (HOME, HOME N and also PRO, everytime with the same result) install with ISO taken with MediaCreationTool, during install (and also after completing installation) it says that the saved serial is not valid
4. Tried to reinstall Windows 8.1 (ISO taken with MediaCreationTool again) HOME, it says that the serial is not valid

So i suspect that the saved serial, is from a WINDOWS 8.1 WITH BING OEM version and this kind of ISO is not accessible/downloadable anywhere (at least I can't find it, any suggestion?)

Still not tried SHOWKEY with that serial, I am in office now, and the serial is saved on a usb pen at home, will try this evening.

So I'm stucked but if everything is like I suspect, it's incredible. If I have a tablet/notebook/netbook with Windows 8 preinstalled, it seems that I can update to Windows 10 without problems, but if I want to make a clean Windows 10 install that serial is not valid...

 

After installation, hard drives display same serial number

Microsoft thinks 2 hard drives on same computer are same hard drive.- Original Title

I have 4 hard drives in my computer with 1 OS loaded on each one.

Two Hard Drives have Windows 10 on them.

One Hard drive is Windows 8 upgraded to Windows 10.

One Hard drive is Windows 7 upgraded to Windows 10.

But on my Microsoft Account it says:

For Windows 7 Upgrade:

• DESKTOP-5NKAE33
• MacPro4,1
  • Serial #: H09292S84PD
  • Windows 10 Professional (10.0.10586.420)

For Windows 8 Upgrade:

• MacPro
• MacPro4,1
  • Serial #: H09292S84PD
  • Windows 10 Professional (10.0.10586.420)

Do you see they have the SAME SERIAL NUMBER? How is this even remotely possible?