Windows 10: Lost Windows 10 Key

Hi, I purchased an MSI Computer a couple of years ago and needed to reformat my SSD and install Windows 10 again. However, doing so I've lost the Windows Activation Key. I called MSI support and they said it was embedded in the BIOS and I could only use a 3rd party programthey didn't say which one to retrieve it, and of course they don't support that either. I tried upgrading to Windows 11 but still no activation key. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. This is my PC Amazon.com: MSI Aegis R-001US Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-9700, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win 10 H

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windows 10 key

Thanks but I don't want to do any decrypting. I want to download a Win 10 ISO from Microsoft and install it using my Win 8 key. No other steps required. Is that possible?

 

Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.

 

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.