#3: Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is another tops downloader that uses a community-updated configuration file that retrieves product keys for many other applications besides Windows. There's also a video tutorial from MajorGeeks to watch. It can retrieve productIDs and CD-Keys for Microsoft Office, Windows and more. #2: ProduKey is our top download in this category. If you just want to retrieve your key quickly and easily, give this one a try. We put this together because it uses a known trick that requires no installation and is only 1KB. #1: MajorGeeks Windows Product Key Recovery is a simple VBS script to retrieve your Windows product key. Here's how How to Back up or Restore the Windows Registry.
We do suggest that you back up the registry before you proceed. Almost everything in the Covert Ops category will get flagged by your antivirus or security software because they assume something is trying to modify your registry.
Looking for your Windows and Microsoft Office product key? Typically, these are stored in the registry, and with the right tools, it's easy to find and retrieve.īefore you begin, make note that many of these utilities come from a category we call Covert Ops.