![]() ![]() If Media Center Pack is already installed on your machine then it's probably best to contact Microsoft Support so they can assign you a new Win8 key.Ĭlean bootable Win7/8.x images are free public downloads at the Microsoft site. Installing a Media Center Pack overwrites the Win8 key with its own and recovering the Win8 key then becomes a bit involved. The readable "Product ID Key" in the Registry is also unique for each copy, but it serves a different purpose and is of no use during the OS install. The Win8 key is indeed stored in the Registry, but not in plaintext (it is scrambled as a barrier vs casual piracy). Windows 8.1 Pro: XHQ8N-C3MCJ-RQXB6-WCHYG-C9WKB These are "placeholder" keys intended to allow a Win8 install or imaging (for bulk-license deployment), but they cannot be used for (and will be rejected by) Win8 Activation. Lol, why do people make things so difficult? - Īlternately, you can use one of Microsoft's generic Win8 keys (there's quite a few to choose from). Join Date Mar 2015 Reputation 152 Posts 2,718 Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SSDs, 4xSATA3 RAID0 NVIDIA Quadro GP100GL/16GB, 16xPCIe3, NVLink1 (SLI-HB) ![]()
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