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Although the Windows Lost Product Key question has been asked before, this is slightly different. I did 'Reset this PC' from Windows 10 Recovery without taking a backup of the system or files. All my files were safe but the Licensed Microsoft Office 2013 was removed. I have unfortunately misplaced the MS Office 2013 Student and Home product box. I have also checked with Windows Helpdesk if any of my emails are associated with the MS Office and the Microsoft Account; sadly, none are. I read that that the 'Reset' cleans the registry and removes the apps. I am thinking of two ways to try and find the key Use all the Free Key finders around then buy a paid one if they don't work Use Recuva or a ...

I'm building a new PC and I don't know if I want to use Windows 10, so I got a Windows 8 disk. I also don't want to miss out on the free upgrade if I do eventually decide to use Windows 10 later. If I: install Windows 8 on one partition of my SSD make an image of it upgrade the one partition to Windows 10 copy the Windows 8 image to another partition on the SSD will I still have the option to alteate between the two operating systems? I've heard that after 31 days the old license expires, but according to Microsoft, after the 31 days it can still be factory reset, so I'm still slightly unsure whether my license key will stay valid and usable through the upgrade and dual boot. Does anyone kno...

I have a Lenovo laptop that had Windows 8 preinstalled on it, and I upgraded it to Windows 10 while it was free for Windows 7/8 users. I would like to format the laptop to Windows 10 so I can sell it, but I can't find a way to reinstall Windows 10 without any sort of product key. Is it possible to format my laptop to Windows 10 without a product key? Let's block ads! بخوانید...

My son's machine had Windows 8/8.1 Home and updated to Windows 10. Someone told him to use a random Windows 10 Pro key and he would get Pro for free. It didn't work obviously and now he see's a "Activate Windows" watermark on the screen and has an un-activated generic pro key tied to this computer. He doesn't even need pro and I was wondering if it's possible to get back to the home key that came with the laptop. The whole activation/product key thing is very confusing now that it's in the BIOS. They didn't ship the computer with any key that I can find. Is it possible to find the home key that came with the laptop? Would it be on the USB backup that we made? Any help or pointing me in the r...