How to Recover Windows 8/8.1 OEM Product Key from BIOS

If you've purchased a new PC with Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 preinstalled, you will no longer see the product key sticker on the back of your machine. PC manufacturers are now embedding the Windows product key into the BIOS/UEFI instead and it isn't visible. How to extract Windows 8 OEM key embedded in the BIOS?

KeyFinder Plus is a nice tool that makes it easy to recover Windows 8/8.1 OEM product key from UEFI/BIOS. Even if you've formatted your hard drive or install a retail copy of Windows 8 or 7, you can always use this program to extract your original Windows OEM product key embedded in UEFI/BIOS.

How to Recover Windows 8/8.1 OEM Product Key from BIOS?

1. Launch the KeyFinder Plus program.

2. Click the Start Recovery button, it will bring up a drop-down menu that provides three recovery mode: From current system, From non-booting system and From remote computer.

   

3. Here we are going to demonstrate how to recover Windows 8/8.1 OEM product key from the BIOS of the motherboard, so we choose the From current system option.
4. This program will automatically locate Windows 8/8.1 OEM product key from the UEFI/BIOS firmware, and also scan the Windows registry for license keys for software's installed on your computer.

Once you've retrieved OEM product key from Windows 8/8.1 pre-installed machine, make sure you write down the product key and put it in a safe place so you can refer to it in the future.