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1. #Back up microsoft office activation key portable#
2. #Back up microsoft office activation key software#

This method also comes in handy if you have a dead or unbootable PC, and you want to recover the product key.

#Back up microsoft office activation key software#

Select the file named software and then click the open button to view the product key.įor instance, if “C” is the drive where Windows is installed, then you need to navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config folder in the ShowKeyPlus.įor those who don’t know, Registry files are saved in the Config folder, and Software hive includes information about the Windows operating system as well as the product key.Īs said before, this guide is not just limited to recovering your product key from Windows.old folder.

In that case, click the option titled Retrieve key from backup, and then navigate to the Windows\System32\Config folder located under Windows.old folder. If you have moved the Windows.old folder to a different location, ShowKeyPlus will not automatically recover the product key from Windows.old folder. In addition to that, if the Windows.old folder is located in the root of the drive where the currently running Windows is installed, and it will automatically retrieve the product key from the Windows.old folder and display it as Original key. Step 3: Once the application is launched, it will display your current product key, installed version, and edition of Windows. Click Yes button if you see the User Account Control box. Step 2: Extract ShowKeyPlus.zip file to get ShowKeyPlus executable.

#Back up microsoft office activation key portable#

It’s a portable utility designed to help you recover Windows product key and, more importantly, is free software.

Step 1: Visit this page of GitHub and download the latest version of ShowKeyPlus software.

If you have the image backup of a version of Windows, mount or extract the image file contents to a folder and then follow the given below instructions. Note: In addition to Windows.old folder, you can also use this method to retrieve the product key from any kind of backup that you previously created, either using the native image backup tool or third-party software on your internal drive or external drive.