ProductKeyChecker Utility
This utility is designed to read a Windows 8-10 product key, either via user input or from the local system's firmware, and output a description of the edition of Windows the key is for.
Command-Line Examples
Display the utility's "help menu":
ProductKeyChecker.exe /?
OR
ProductKeyChecker.exe /h
OR
ProductKeyChecker.exe /help
Use the embedded Windows OEM key:
ProductKeyChecker.exe /oem
Use a specified Windows key:
ProductKeyChecker.exe /key YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7
Example Output
Windows 8.1 Pro OEM Key (embedded):
ProductKeyChecker.exe /oem
Win 8.1 RTM Professional OEM:DM
Windows 10 Home Generic Key:
ProductKeyChecker.exe /key YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7
Win 10 RTM Core Retail
Windows 10 Pro Generic Key:
ProductKeyChecker.exe /key VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
Win 10 RTM Professional Retail
Windows 10 Education Generic Key:
ProductKeyChecker.exe /key YNMGQ-8RYV3-4PGQ3-C8XTP-7CFBY
Win 10 RTM Education Retail
Windows 10 Pro Education Generic Key:
ProductKeyChecker.exe /key 8PTT6-RNW4C-6V7J2-C2D3X-MHBPB
Win 10 RTM ProfessionalEducation Retail
Credits
- Leo Walthert for providing PowerShell code to read an embeded Windows product key from the system firmware.
- pidgenx.fandom.com for providing the structure of the "PidGenX" function and the "DigitalProductId4" data type.
- Finnbarr P. Murphy for providing code containing the structure of the EFI ACPI SDT Header and EFI ACPI MSDM Table.
- Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com.