Windows 10: I have Been wondering if I would be able to buy miself a win10 product key since my pc came...

I have Been wondering if I would be able to buy myself a win10 product key since my pc came with an unactivated win10 system a few years ago. Today upon restarting the pc I notice that the message stating that windows isn't active had disappeared and Bing had taken over my desk top and is now using stock Images as my desktop Backround and since my Pc is saying that windows still isnt activated I fell like I am unable to change the backround to normal again even tho I have tried multiple things in order to get this back to Normal.

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Win10 OEM key extraction. No MSDM tab

I would like to extract the OEM product key

Check the packaging or look at the the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached to the PC.

Note:

• As pointed out by Ramhound in a comment you can (re)install an OEM version of Windows 10 without using the product key.
  

How to find your Windows 10 product key

Source How to find your Windows 10 product key

 

Lost of Product Key

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

• Which operating system was installed in the computer when you bought it?
• Did you receive CD of the operating system when you bought the laptop or Windows was already installed?

If you upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you won’t receive a Windows 10 product key. Instead, Windows 10 will be activated using a digital entitlement.

The Product Key on a computer that has Windows 8 pre-installed is embedded in the BIOS on the motherboard. There is no longer any sticker with the product key.

How to find your product key depends on how you bought your copy of Windows (if Windows 10):

• 
  If you bought Windows 10 from an authorized retailer, the product key will be on a label inside the box it came in.
  
• 
  If you bought a digital copy of Windows 10 from a Microsoft website, the product key will be in the confirmation email you received after buying it or will be distributed digitally as an entitlement, in which case you won't receive a product
  key. For example, if you upgraded to Windows 10 for free, you'll receive an entitlement instead of a product key.
  
• 
  If you bought a new PC running Windows 10, the product key will be pre–installed on your PC and your PC will automatically be activated, included with the packaging the PC came in, or included on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached
  to the PC.
  

Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.

 

Windows 10 Product Key

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused. I will assist you with this.

How to find your product key depends on how you bought your copy of Windows 10:

• 
  If you bought Windows 10 from an authorized retailer, the product key will be on a label inside the box it came in.
  
• 
  If you bought a digital copy of Windows 10 from a Microsoft website, the product key will be in the confirmation email you received after buying it or will be distributed digitally as an entitlement, in which case you won't receive a product
  key. For example, if you upgraded to Windows 10 for free, you'll receive an entitlement instead of a product key.
  
• 
  If you bought a new PC running Windows 10, the product key will be pre–installed on your PC and your PC will automatically be activated, included with the packaging the PC came in, or included on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached
  to the PC.
  

Hope this information was helpful.

Thank you.