Wmic does not work on preinstalled Win10
I have little problem with my computer. It suddenly stop working so I wanted to clean format it. It HP Pavilion x2. I wanted to retrieve my Windows product key. So I went to the bios and saw this line:
windows:
![[![windows][1]][1] (sorry not able to post whole image < 10 reps)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zkvYd.png)
I thought that is everything is OK. Went to BIOS (opened cmd from bootable USB) typed the command:
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
So what's wrong with this. Bios states that I have preinstalled OS so probably the key should be there right? Is is possible that license is on some kind of partition?
Where can I find my key?
windows-10 boot bios
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
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I have little problem with my computer. It suddenly stop working so I wanted to clean format it. It HP Pavilion x2. I wanted to retrieve my Windows product key. So I went to the bios and saw this line:
windows:
I thought that is everything is OK. Went to BIOS (opened cmd from bootable USB) typed the command:
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
So what's wrong with this. Bios states that I have preinstalled OS so probably the key should be there right? Is is possible that license is on some kind of partition?
Where can I find my key?
windows-10 boot bios
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
DavidPostill♦
105k25227260
asked Jan 13 at 13:53
H4ds0nH4ds0n
11
1
You don't need a key for WIn10; it's tied to the hardware & will be recognised automatically.
– Tetsujin
Jan 13 at 14:05
RemoveOA3xfrom your command.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 13 at 14:23
Product key is stored in the uefi firmware, windows install will get it from there.
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:32
@Moab So you are saying that i cannot clean all partition? Because i am not able to install clean windows. Because win10 is not able configurate boot settings.
– H4ds0n
Jan 13 at 14:43
Sure you can, but why would you want to?
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:52
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I have little problem with my computer. It suddenly stop working so I wanted to clean format it. It HP Pavilion x2. I wanted to retrieve my Windows product key. So I went to the bios and saw this line:
windows:
I thought that is everything is OK. Went to BIOS (opened cmd from bootable USB) typed the command:
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
So what's wrong with this. Bios states that I have preinstalled OS so probably the key should be there right? Is is possible that license is on some kind of partition?
Where can I find my key?
windows-10 boot bios
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
DavidPostill♦
105k25227260
asked Jan 13 at 13:53
H4ds0nH4ds0n
11
I have little problem with my computer. It suddenly stop working so I wanted to clean format it. It HP Pavilion x2. I wanted to retrieve my Windows product key. So I went to the bios and saw this line:
windows:
I thought that is everything is OK. Went to BIOS (opened cmd from bootable USB) typed the command:
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
So what's wrong with this. Bios states that I have preinstalled OS so probably the key should be there right? Is is possible that license is on some kind of partition?
Where can I find my key?
windows-10 boot bios
windows-10 boot bios
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
DavidPostill♦
105k25227260
asked Jan 13 at 13:53
H4ds0nH4ds0n
11
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
DavidPostill♦
105k25227260
asked Jan 13 at 13:53
H4ds0nH4ds0n
11
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
DavidPostill♦
105k25227260
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
DavidPostill♦
105k25227260
edited Jan 13 at 14:20
DavidPostill♦
105k25227260
105k25227260
asked Jan 13 at 13:53
H4ds0nH4ds0n
11
asked Jan 13 at 13:53
H4ds0nH4ds0n
11
asked Jan 13 at 13:53
H4ds0nH4ds0n
11
11
1
You don't need a key for WIn10; it's tied to the hardware & will be recognised automatically.
– Tetsujin
Jan 13 at 14:05
RemoveOA3xfrom your command.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 13 at 14:23
Product key is stored in the uefi firmware, windows install will get it from there.
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:32
@Moab So you are saying that i cannot clean all partition? Because i am not able to install clean windows. Because win10 is not able configurate boot settings.
– H4ds0n
Jan 13 at 14:43
Sure you can, but why would you want to?
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:52
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show 1 more comment
1
You don't need a key for WIn10; it's tied to the hardware & will be recognised automatically.
– Tetsujin
Jan 13 at 14:05
RemoveOA3xfrom your command.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 13 at 14:23
Product key is stored in the uefi firmware, windows install will get it from there.
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:32
@Moab So you are saying that i cannot clean all partition? Because i am not able to install clean windows. Because win10 is not able configurate boot settings.
– H4ds0n
Jan 13 at 14:43
Sure you can, but why would you want to?
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:52
1
1
You don't need a key for WIn10; it's tied to the hardware & will be recognised automatically.
– Tetsujin
Jan 13 at 14:05
You don't need a key for WIn10; it's tied to the hardware & will be recognised automatically.
– Tetsujin
Jan 13 at 14:05
Remove
OA3x from your command.– DavidPostill♦
Jan 13 at 14:23
Remove
OA3x from your command.– DavidPostill♦
Jan 13 at 14:23
Product key is stored in the uefi firmware, windows install will get it from there.
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:32
Product key is stored in the uefi firmware, windows install will get it from there.
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:32
@Moab So you are saying that i cannot clean all partition? Because i am not able to install clean windows. Because win10 is not able configurate boot settings.
– H4ds0n
Jan 13 at 14:43
@Moab So you are saying that i cannot clean all partition? Because i am not able to install clean windows. Because win10 is not able configurate boot settings.
– H4ds0n
Jan 13 at 14:43
Sure you can, but why would you want to?
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:52
Sure you can, but why would you want to?
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:52
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You don't need a key for WIn10; it's tied to the hardware & will be recognised automatically.
– Tetsujin
Jan 13 at 14:05
Remove
OA3xfrom your command.– DavidPostill♦
Jan 13 at 14:23
Product key is stored in the uefi firmware, windows install will get it from there.
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:32
@Moab So you are saying that i cannot clean all partition? Because i am not able to install clean windows. Because win10 is not able configurate boot settings.
– H4ds0n
Jan 13 at 14:43
Sure you can, but why would you want to?
– Moab
Jan 13 at 14:52