WIndows 8 (Trying For 10) Key Problem

[Iverson_97]

So, I was helping my friend do the free upgrade from windows 8 to windows 10, but he bought his computer with windows 8 and messed up the System Key for windows (Because when you buy a computer with windows on it it has its own key called "Default Key" or "System Key") , so all of his recovery setting won't load (the load might not be this). I am basically wondering how to fix it back to "default key" so I can download windows 10 to it. Also, I would recover it from OEM but it won't let me.

It is a Toshiba Satellite.

 

Thanks for any help.

[GoodBytes]

Assuming the laptop initially came with Windows 8 (and not 7), then the product key is stored in the system BIOS/UEFI.

Windows 8, when you install it (make sure it is the right edition matching the key), will activate automatically.