As a measure of precaution, in every new PC, while Windows 10 is still working, I retrieve the original Windows key and keep it in a safe place, just in case I should reinstall Windows from scratch, which is easy with the Windows key. Retrieving the key is extremely easy:
- Open the Windows PowerShell app.
- In the PowerSell window, paste
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
and hit Enter. - Your Windows product key will show up. It’s in the form of XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.