The serial number is a unique identifier number consisting of the character string, numeric digits or/and typographic symbols assigned to PC or laptops by original equipment manufacturer. A serial number of laptop helps the manufacturers in providing technical support service or warranty. Serial No. ( S/No.) also helps in tracing the equipment in case of theft. You can find the exact serial number of the laptop or branded PC in a number of ways described in simple steps in this article.
In this Article: Using Command Prompt Using ProduKey Retrieving a Crashed Computer's Key Community Q&A This wikiHow teaches you how to find a Windows activation key on your computer. You can use your computer's Command Prompt application to find the key, or you can use the free ProduKey application to locate it.
Find serial number of PC/Laptop in Command prompt
- In windows 10, right click on start button and open Command prompt(Admin)
- Enter the following command. “wmic bios get serialnumber”
- You can now see the serial number of your PC/laptop
Find serial number of PC/Laptop in windows PowerShell
- Open PowerShell
- Type the command “ gwmi win32_bios | fl SerialNumber”
- After you press Enter, you will be able to see the serial number.
Find serial number in BIOS settings
Windows 10 Pro Product Key 64 Bit
Depending on the system brand, you can enter the bios settings by pressing F1, F2, F10 or Del button on the keyboard after restarting or just turning On the PC or laptop. In the main settings, you will be able to find the serial number of the system.
Find Serial number of PC by visual inspection
On a branded desktop PC, you can find the serial number on the sticker pasted on the backside of the computer. If you are using a laptop you can flip the laptop to the bottom side and you will find that either the serial number is directly printed on the body or a sticker with S/No. is pasted there. In same cases, serial number is found under the laptop battery and you need to remove the battery of a laptop to find the same.
Whenever you buy a new PC or Laptop, it is important to get the invoice with serial number mentioned in it since S/N is required to be cited while getting the part replacement or claim for warranty. In case the invoice is lost, you can use any of the above methods to find the serial number of PC in windows 10 OS.
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My new laptop's preinstalled Windows 10 was activated as soon as it was connected to the internet. But no product keys were shown to me. There is no product key label on the laptop. Somewhere I read for newer laptops the product key is embedded in Bios. How can I be sure that if I reinstall the Windows using Media Creation Tool ISO file, it will not ask for the unavailable product key and will detect it in Bios (if any keys is embedded there)?
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Get into command prompt by searching for it or doing the Windows key and R button and typing
cmd
(it should pop up). Then type this command in exactly as is:And your product key should pop up right after. voila
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Microsoft has made it simple to activate Windows 10.
On new machines the product key is stored in BIOs and is used automatically by the Windows when connected to the Internet.
In Windows 10 hardware activation is used. Your Windows 10 will be automatically activated until you don't make changes to the hardware.
If you want to install same version as fresh no problem click I don't have a product key link during installation and it will be activated automatically.
You can also switch between 32-bit and 64-bit without need of a key in the same edition.
If you want to see OEM details visit Microsoft live and check devices tab. You will get everything there.
Rohit kumarRohit kumar
Yes Windows 10 key is stored in the BIOS, in the event you need a restore, as long as you use the same version so either Pro or Home, it will activate automatically.
You can prove this to your self, by downloading any product key finder on google and the last 5 digits will be displayed for you. Also the code is normally placed on a sticker under the laptop or under the battery.
Thanks!
Adam BirdsAdam Birds
Download & install Magical Jelly Bean Key Finder from here: https://www.magicaljellybean.com/downloads/KeyFinderInstaller.exe
Where To Find My Windows 10 Serial Key
This app reads the product keys of Windows & many other apps (Photoshop, MS Office, IDM, etc.) from the registry & shows it to you. You can easily find out the product key of your installed windows (any version).
In my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1440) the product key of the pre-installed Win7 Pro was written on a sticker at the bottom of my laptop. You can also check at the bottom of your laptop.
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Windows 10 Serial Key 2018
The usual {wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey} command won't work on some PCs with product keys baked in BIOS, I tried this with my Alienware 17 R2 not too long ago. You'll had to use RWEverything to read the ACPI data. For machines originally installed with Windows 10, look for MSDM tab, on the bottom you'll see the product key string under Data. For machines originally installed with Windows 7, look for SLIC tab instead.
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