How to Find Your Windows 8 Product Key

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Contact the Microsoft Customer Support team at 1-800-642-7676

   Navigate to the following page on Microsoft’s website to locate contact information for your computer’s manufacturer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/oemcontact#1. , The Microsoft representative may ask for your name and contact information, as well as details about your Windows 8 device., The representative will also walk you through activating the product key for your Windows 8 device.,,, This will install the new replacement product key on your computer, and a pop-up message will confirm that your product key has been successfully updated.
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   Step 2: and say “representative” at each prompt until you are connected with a live Microsoft representative.If Windows 8 came preinstalled on your computer or device

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   Step 3: contact your computer’s manufacturer directly to request a new product key.

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   Step 4: Explain that you want to request a new product key for Windows 8.

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   Step 5: Wait for the representative to supply you with the new Windows 8 product key.

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   Step 6: Log into your Windows 8 computer as the administrator

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   Step 7: then launch Command Prompt.

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   Step 8: Type “slmgr /upk” into Command Prompt

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   Step 9: then press “Enter.” This command will uninstall the outdated product key.

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    Step 10: Type “slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX” into Command Prompt

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    Step 11: replacing the X values with your new Windows 8 product key.

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