How to Find a Windows 11 Product Key

Your Windows 11 Product key could be required to upgrade your Windows 11 install, or reinstall it in the future. Here's how to find it.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 46 words · Luke Hernandez

Command Prompt will display your product key.

Open Terminal(which includes PowerShell) by right-clicking theStart buttonand choosingTerminal.

you’ve got the option to double-click it to copy it.

CMD in Windows Search and Command Prompt in Windows 11 Start menu.

If you upgrade from Windows 10, it should already be activated.

Just ensure you purchase it from a legitimate source.

wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey in the Windows 11 Command Prompt

Terminal highlighted in the Windows 11 Power User Menu.

Windows 11 product key command highlighted in PowerShell.

Regedit in the Windows Run menu in Windows 11.

A registry key path highlighted in Windows 11 Registry Editor.

BackupProductKey in the Windows 11 registry.