PowerSpec G355 Gaming Desktop PC
Purchase Date: June 17, 2019
Windows 10 Pro ver. 22H2, OS Build: 19045.5487
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Howdy Folks,
While reviewing (memorizing) the Windows 11 Installation Assistant I see I must have my Windows 10 Key. I have one - 25 characters - from running Belac Advisor. And using an elevated command prompt "slmgr /dli" I received the same last 5 characters as the one from Belac.
However a CMD "wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey" returns nothing.
I'm concerned I may have the manufacturer's Key and not mine. Additionally, as I replace the Motherboard in 2021, should I worry whether that could be an issue as well.
TIA to all who read this post and those with thoughts and comments.
WMI is only going to display the key if you have a firmware-embedded activation key. If the output is blank, the device doesn't have a firmware embedded activation key.
Yes, replacing the motherboard does make a new computer of it and can be an issue with Activation.
I tried the command just now and got the same key that was on the computer 2 years ago. I got the Desktop a year earlier.
OA3xOriginalProductKey
G4xxx-NRxxx-V3xxx-42xxx-CRxxx
I copied the command, opened Command Prompt and pasted it in at the prompt then added >originalkey.txt to it, got the file in C:\Users\USERNAMEHERE then opened it in Notepad.
While reviewing (memorizing) the Windows 11 Installation Assistant I see I must have my Windows 10 Key. I have one - 25 characters - from running Belac Advisor. And using an elevated command prompt "slmgr /dli" I received the same last 5 characters as the one from Belac.
If those 5 characters are 3V66T then it's the generic Windows 10/11 Pro key and your PC is activated with a digital licence stored on Microsoft's activation servers.
If so then you can just upgrade from 10 to 11 and it will remain activated from the existing digital licence, it's valid for both w10 and W11.
BTW, I thought I recognised that avatar, you're jdUnionngarden over on Ten Forums.
1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
Internet Speed
50 Mbps
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Latitude E4310
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5-520M
Motherboard
0T6M8G
Memory
8GB
Graphics card(s)
(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
Browser
Firefox, Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
