Windows 10: Product Key Not Working

Hello, I recently switched from regular Windows 10 to Tiny10 on my laptop for better performance. It has the Activate Windows watermark which makes sense because its a non genuine version of Windows. However, when I use the command "wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey" to get the product key that came with the laptop, the key it returns doesn't work. Trying to activate it gives me "The product key you entered didn't work. Check the product key and try again, or enter a different one. 0xc004f050" Trying this with another application, OemKey from NeoSmart Technologies

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Product key doesn't work

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I suggest you to try to activate Windows by phone by following the steps below:

• Press “Windows key + R” and type “slui 4” and press Enter.
• Select your Region/Country.
• Select the Phone Activation option, and hold on for a real person.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to
write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Product key

Hi Megan,

A product key is used when activating a software.
To help us determine the appropriate troubleshooting steps that can resolve your concern, we'd like to ask the following questions:

• What product are you trying to activate?
• Are you looking for the product key to activate your Office application?
• Which version of Office are you trying to activate? To check this, you can perform the steps posted on this
  link.
• Are you looking for the product key to activate your Windows?

We look forward to your response.

 

i know the product id but forget the product key

Hello,





There is still a way to search for your product key. Kindly follow the steps below for you to know your product key:

• Press Windows key + X
• Click Command Prompt (admin)
• Enter the following command: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
• Then hit Enter

The product key will be revealed, copy the product key then enter it.

Give us an update on what happens.