After you reinstall, you may need to perform a manual activation, which means that you may need to use the telephone option when you activate. Here are the instructions for a manual activation. This will bring up the Run dialog box. In the Open: box, type slui 4 and press OK. This will start the manual activation wizard.
Select your Country in the drop down menu and click Next. The wizard will display a Toll Free phone number. Leave the wizard open on the computer and call that phone number. You will be given some recorded options.
Select the option to talk to a live representative. The representative will manually activate that system for you.
The activation team or the web app may ask how many machines you've activated with that "copy of Windows"; Just say 'one'. That's how downgrading to WinXP Pro used to work. But they would not and I kept thinking they were misunderstanding my downgrade rights. Turns out you just have to use the product key from another machine.
To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Hi guys again, But I have windows 8 Pro on my PC and I want to upgrade to windows 7 I have the CD with the software windows 7 Home Premium installed but I have already used the product key, Is there any chances that I would be able to re-use the product key some how?
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About of product key you can reuse to same computer when you have already activated. MCEStaff This person is a verified professional. Not really true as not all Windows versions have downgrade rights Thanks from Aziz Win 8 to Win 7 is considered a version downgrade Why not just upgrade to Windows 10 instead? Ben Aug 7, at UTC. Downgrade rights Optimaximal This person is a verified professional.
That's a lot of wrong spread across two posts. If you reinstalled, you had to then use the key on the case. Windows 8 introduced OEM product keys embedded in the system BIOS, doing away with the need for case stickers the case sticker remains for downgrades to Windows 7, which accepts Windows 8 and 10 product keys if you install from the correct OEM media for the device in question.
I believe Windows 10 uses digital entitlements i. Microsoft activate over the internet if the device fingerprint matches what is held in their database for OEM, Upgrades and VLK installs.
Chris from Microsoft is probably the best person to clarify this for everyone. Check Windows product key on the right side.
Click "Copy" to paste. Or select other two options:. Mostly, the CMD command prompt requires inputting command lines to execute operations and make changes on target devices. If you are familiar with computer management, you can also apply CMD to find Windows 7 product key. Here are the steps:. Type Run in the search box and select to open the Run dialog. Windows Registry Editor is the other Windows built-in utility for managing computers. Note that normally, we don't suggest that ordinary users turning to Registry Editor as it's a bit complex and a tiny mistake may cause the computer to malfunction.
So please be sure that you'll follow the guide below carefully for finding Windows 7 product key:. Step 1. Type regedit in the search box and select to open Windows Registry Editor. Step 3. Open the search window, and type ProductKey and then click "Find Next".
Step 4. Find the key named ProductID and at the data section, your Windows 7 product key is lying there. So if you still can find the sticker, you can go and find the Windows 7 product key:. Some computer manufacturers will send the Windows 7 key inside the computer box. Normally, it's pasted on the product box or on the installation CD cover, or even on the computer case.
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