How to check your windows 10 license and product key
10 Dec 2016
how to licensing windowsWhen it comes to purchasing licenses for Windows there are a number of different channels that you can purchase through. The most common license types are Retail (FPP (Full Packaged Product)), OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), and Volume Licensing. Each Windows license type confers rights and imposes restrictions based on the Microsoft Software License Terms.
| License Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Retail | This when you buy a Full Packaged Product (FPP), commonly known as a "boxed copy", of Windows from a retail merchant or purchases Windows online from the Microsoft Store. Product keys can be transferred to another PC. |
| OEM | Product keys are issued by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and are not-for-resale and may not be transferred to another computer. They may, however, be transferred with the computer if the computer is transferred to new ownership. If the OEM PC came preinstalled with Windows 8 or Windows 10, then the product key will be embedded in the UEFI firmware chip. |
| Volume | KMS Client and Volume MAK product keys, are volume license keys that are not-for-resale. They are issued by organizations for use on client computers associated in some way with the organization. Volume license keys may not be transferred with the computer if the computer changes ownership. This form of licensing typically applies for business, government and educational institutions, with prices for volume licensing varying depending on the type, quantity and applicable subscription-term. A volume license key (VLK) denotes the product key used when installing software licensed in bulk, which allows a single product key to be used for multiple installations. For example, the Windows Enterprise edition is activated with a volume license key. |
Original Source: Windows 10 Forums
Command to check license type:
slmgr -dli
If you have Retail version of Windows you will get following information
The partial produckt key returned for this license type does not com from your actual product key - it comes from one of the generic Microsoft keys
| Windows 10 Home | YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7 |
| Windows 10 Home SL | BT79Q-G7N6G-PGBYW-4YWX6-6F4BT |
| Windows 10 Pro | VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T |
| Windows 10 Pro VL-MAK | QJNXR-7D97Q-K7WH4-RYWQ8-6MT6Y |
Original Source: Reddit
For OEM version you will get
Command to check Windows 10 product key
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
For retail version
For oem version
Original Source: The Windows Club
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