Read license key - how it works
If you have installed the license key for a program on your PC, you can read it out with a free tool. Our instructions show you the individual steps in detail.
Read license key with ProduKey
The license keys of the installed programs are stored as code in the registry. You can read out these codes with the free software "ProduKey":
- Download ProduKey for 64-bit or 32-bit systems and install it on your computer. At the end of the installation, you must not remove the check mark from the "Show folder" checkbox.
- Open the program folder and run the "ProduKey.exe" file with a double click. Confirm this again with "Execute".
- You will now see a list of all the programs installed on your computer and the associated license keys.
In the next article we will show you how to read the Windows 8 product key from the BIOS.