Make a Windows 10 Recovery Drive, NOW - Comments Page 1
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(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey in the PoweShell doesn't yield anything. |
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Agree with Sam. The command results in nothing. |
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Running as admin doesn't help. |
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I get the same result as Sam. Just gives me the same prompt. |
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Recovery drive has the downside that apps are not recovered. A backup program like Aomei Backupper does that, but the recovery drive will be way too bit to fit on USB stick. Using a removable hard drive is the better choice, IMO, to save the recovery file or a clone of the C: drive. In fact, in spite of what MS thinks, you are far better off to put your data on a separate partition or drive. Makes restoring Windows a lot less problematic. |
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The command you provided - (Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey - does not produce any response in Powershell. |
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I had no problem. It worked for me. |
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I think this is a good precaution to take in case Microsoft support or the immediate internet shuts down for any reason.You want a local backup such as a USB stick or DVD to restore your machine.You might want to find a spare machine with Windows and practice this procedure. |
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Hi, Running Powershell and entering the command as described in the article works for me. Thanks Bob for the article. |
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I had to paste it twice and it popped right up. |
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didn't work for me either. I also tried Power Shell as administrator - no luck with that. What next? |
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For those who got no result - try typing 'powershell' (no quotes) first, then the string in the article. |
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The key retrieval procedure worked perfectly for me. (Lenovo desktop PC) |
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I am confused, Bob. I believe that I heard that a product key was no longer required for Win 10; that Microsoft would automatically recognize your computer specs and validate through that means. Is this incorrect? I prefer to run a clone of my hard drive every 60-90 days (and I rotate between 2 backups) to replace my OS and documents if needed. With the WIN 7 clone, you could not view individual files on the cloned drive. Using Aomei or Easus, you can view/ replace individual files. |
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Microsoft says the command no longer works. You can install ShowKeyPlus from the Microsoft store to show the key. |
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tried pasting the whole line in the powershell command line, but nothing happened. what next? |
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Bob, |
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Pasting your string in powershell did not result in displaying the key. It just gave me another powershell command line. Please post a fix for this error. I am running Windows 10 on an Asus PC. All legit and updated. |
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Not working for me. No response after 12 attempts. |
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Worked perfectly for me following the instructions. As we all know that does not always happen with computer related stuff. I'll settle for my good luck this time. |
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