Windows 10: Hard drive with Windows 10

My computer just died. Nothing but beep-beep-beep when I turn it on. I had another box that the drive was corrupted on, so I took the hard drive out and put it in the other machine. I turned it on it opened right up, ran fine and I was able to down load my data. I thought that I would give it to my grandson, since my wife went out and bought a new one. When he turned it on it asked for him to activate Windows - provide the Product Key which we never had since it was installed on the machine when we bought it. My question, is there a way to get the Key off of the other computer so he can use it? Or can I purchase a licensed Product Key that will work - without having to buy and install a new Windows 10?

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Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
How do I unlock the drive where Windows 10 is installed?

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windowed Hard Drives

On the contrary, showing off "slow tech" by adding a window to a hard drive is a "dumb" idea. Do you really want to be showing off a whole "7200-10000 RPM of power" or would you rather show off a plain SSD drive? (If you really desire to "show off")

Adding any window to any drive is just stupid. I just suggested an easier option for you since manufactures don't put windows on the latest hard drives.