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DeusAphor
DeusAphor

Reputation: 259

Retrieving Windows 8 product key

Main Goal:

As the title says I would like a way to retrieve the windows 8 product key. A C# example would be preferable but C++ would work as well. If anyone has a solution in some other form if you could post it perhaps I can figure it out.

Reasoning:

I have been recently put in charge of maintaining the company laptops. The previous person in charge did not keep track of the MSDN keys assigned. I would like to build a catalog of each and every product serial including the installed operating system. Currently unless using a ghost image or other means I'd have to use a new serial After spending a few hours on Google I already have many ways to get all previous versions of Windows except eight. Such as Retrieve Windows Seven Product Key

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1455

Answers (2)

Mark Tsizis
Mark Tsizis

Reputation: 276

Try to query -

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Win8\ProductKey

Follow the below thread -

Accessing the Windows registry using .NET?

Upvotes: 0

tam tam
tam tam

Reputation: 1900

I am not sure if this sample application is compatible to retrieve windows 8 product keys but you could at least give it a shot and see if it works or not

Its called Windows Product Key Finder and its available at codeplex:

A small tool for finding your Windows product key. No install required, just a single executable file. 
Its open source so you can actually see what the program is doing with your key :P

http://wpkf.codeplex.com/

Upvotes: 2

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