Windows 10 OEM Licensing

For the many years Windows computers were distributed with a product key sticker that was placed outside of the machine or with your computer's manuals.

Recently manufacturers started storing this license within the machine's UEFI/BIOS and the information is automatically retrieved and applied when reinstalling the operating system.

How can I access the OEM Windows 10 license stored in my computers BIOS?

1. Press Windows key + X
2. Click Command Prompt (Admin)
3. At the command prompt, type:
wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

How can I change the Product Key on my Windows 10 computer?

1. Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
2. Type slui.exe 3 and click OK to open the Windows activation client.
3. Type the 25-digit product key for the version of Windows 10 you want.
4. Click Next to complete the task.

More information regarding Microsoft Windows 10 Licensing and Digital Entitlement is found here.