Quick question regarding building a new pc

[Number 29]

Hey guys, So I'm going to be building a new pc here shortly and I just had a question regarding about using my current harddrive and moving it into my new build. If I were to swap the hard drive from my current pc into my new pc would it still carry over my windows 10 key? If not what is the way to check to see if my product key is OEM, I got windows 10 for free during the free upgrade period so I'm not entirely sure if the key would still work on a new pc. Thanks guys!

 

P.S. Here's the build if you guys are curious!

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($332.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($270.65 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $830.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-10 23:46 EDT-0400

 

[PepsterHD]

In order to find your product key, what you need to do (according to HowToGeek) is create a new notepad file, then type this in (Copy and paste exactly how it is):

 

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId"))

Function ConvertToKey(Key)
Const KeyOffset = 52
i = 28
Chars = "BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789"
Do
Cur = 0
x = 14
Do
Cur = Cur * 256
Cur = Key(x + KeyOffset) + Cur
Key(x + KeyOffset) = (Cur \ 24) And 255
Cur = Cur Mod 24
x = x -1
Loop While x >= 0
i = i -1
KeyOutput = Mid(Chars, Cur + 1, 1) & KeyOutput
If (((29 - i) Mod 6) = 0) And (i <> -1) Then
i = i -1
KeyOutput = "-" & KeyOutput
End If
Loop While i >= 0
ConvertToKey = KeyOutput
End Function

 

Then click save as, and save it as productkey.vbs and set it to all files.  To access it better save it to the desktop and after you've saved it, open it up and it should display the key.

 

I hope this helped!!

 

HowToGeek Post: http://www.howtogeek.com/206329/how-to-find-your-lost-windows-or-office-product-keys/

[Styil]

To check if product key is OEM or Retail, run the command in Command Prompt

 

slmgr -dli

 

It will say either RETAIL channel, OEM channel, or VOLUME_MAK channel. Only retail can be transferred to another computer.