Useful script to recover OS licence key

[swarfendor437 14]

Manage to sort someone's PC out who had accidentally upgraded to 10 from 8.1.

Fortunately the machine being HP had a 'factory restore' option, which you access by pressing the Escape (Esc top left of keyboard) at boot time to choose boot options. Now where does the script come in? Well I pointed out that now that they have a DVD without the licence key from here:

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

 

and after a restore use the handy script lower down on this page for when the hard drive eventually fails and you have to install a new one:

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/206329/how-to-find-your-lost-windows-or-office-product-keys/

 

This will also prove useful for people running Notebooks with Windows 7 on.

 

http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/

[apelike 10]

This is also useful for finding the key.

 

http://produkey.en.softonic.com/

[swarfendor437 14]

This is also useful for finding the key.

 

http://produkey.en.softonic.com/

 

I avoid that website like the plague - been known for lots of spyware in the past - once bitten twice shy!

[kenthack 10]

but if you've already upgraded from 7 or 8 it gives you a standard upgrade code all same

[apelike 10]

I avoid that website like the plague - been known for lots of spyware in the past - once bitten twice shy!

 

Never had any problems with that site myself but it is also available on plenty of others as well.

[sheffeeld 10]

And for those who aren't aware, you can downgrade very easily from 10 down to 7 or 8(.1) if you decide 10 isnt for you, or it was done by mistake.