[FIXES] Windows 10/11 Product Key Not Showing in Command Prompt

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Windows 10/11 Product Key Is Not Showing in Command Prompt

You need to use a Windows product key to activate a Windows computer. A Windows OS that is not activated is not safe for your files and information. Well then, how to find your Windows product key? Now, you can use Command Prompt (CMD) to show up the product key. This way is very easy. But many users post that the product key not showing in Command Prompt. This is a common issue. You should not worry about it if you are facing this issue. You can just try the methods mentioned in this post to help you out.

Fix 1: Run Command Prompt as Administrator

When you use Command Prompt to show the Windows 10/11 product key, you need to run Command Prompt as administrator. If you haven’t done so, the product key not showing in Command Prompt can easily happen. You can follow this guide to find your product key by running Command Prompt (admin):

1. Click the search icon from the taskbar and search for cmd.

2. Right-click Command Prompt from the search result and select Run as administrator from the context menu. This will run CMD as administrator.

3. Copy and paste the following command to Command Prompt and press Enter to run the command:

wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey

4. This tool will show you the product key. You can back up the key using your method.

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Fix 2: Use a Different Command in CMD to Find Your Product Key

If the command mentioned in the above fix can’t help you find the product key, you can use the command mentioned in this part to view the key.

1. Click the search icon from the taskbar and search for cmd.
2. Right-click Command Prompt from the search result and select Run as administrator from the context menu to run CMD as administrator.
3. Copy and paste slmgr.vbs /dlv to Command Prompt and press Enter. This will call out the Windows Script Host on which you can find the product key.

Fix 3: Use Windows PowerShell Instead

If you can’t find the Windows product key using CMD, you can use Windows PowerShell instead. These two tools can achieve the same effect. But the command you use in Windows PowerShell is different.

Here is how you can use Windows PowerShell to find your Windows 10/11 product key:

1. Click the search icon from the taskbar and search for Windows PowerShell.
2. Right-click Windows PowerShell from the search result and choose Run as administrator from the context menu. This will open Windows PowerShell as administrator.
3. Copy and paste the following command to Windows PowerShell and press Enter to run it:

powershell “(Get-WmiObject -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey

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Fix 4: Contact Microsoft Support

If all of the above methods don’t work for you, you can contact Microsoft Support to get professional suggestions and solutions.

These are the four methods you can try when the product key is not showing in Command Prompt. We hope you can find a proper method here. Should you have any other related issues, you can let us know in the comments.