Windows 10: Lost serial.

Well. This isn´t a qustestion, it´s more like I want to share a real good fockup. Ok. I have/had another laptop. Lost the keybase there usb ports and so are. Well I really didn´t care. Not as good as this one but it was with windows enterprise. The computer started to act a bit strange. Hmmm. Maybe I should write down product key. Naaaaa. Later. So what happens? Well if you are crashing your computer, the right way of doing it is doing it so good and hard that you will be used as an example as a fockup, and when you are applying for a job, well this crashing is so good that you can use it in

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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...

 

How to factory reset Cisco 1700 Router

Hopefully I can help you here....its a very common thing to happen.


First, I take it you dont know the passwords for console access or telnet/ssh?

I will assume that these devices belong to you.

step 1. Plug a cisco console cable into a serial port on your pc
step 2. Plug other end into Cisco console port
step 3. Using hyperterm or putty or similar connect to the serial port
step 4. boot router, and make sure you clearly can see the output (this confirms you have good serial comms)
step 5. if this fails, adjust the comm port settings (9600, 8,1,n are the default)
step 6. now you have to do the only hard part...send the break command:

Break command list: Break Commands

Go down the list and match your OS and SW and try the sequence suggested.

If this fails several times do what I do: Install putty (free) and then to send a break so you can get into rommom just hit "ctrl-a b".

 

Why some BIOS have and some didn't have serial no?

Hi!
Does somebody know why some BIOS have a serial number and why other dont have?

On some system if I run the powershell command
Code:

I get a serial number than on other I don't get a serial number or I get "System Serial Number" written.

Why is this?
How can I know before I buy a pc does it support serial number in BIOS or not?

The serial number is very important when we integrate the pc to Azure...

Thanks for any help and suggestion.