Major OEM License – Windows came licensed with your Dell, HP, ….Microsoft Windows 8.1 is sold via many different channels and there are a number of different activation mechanisms for Windows 8.1 depending on the type of license you are utilising. The older revision of this page got extremely popular due to previous issues where I compiled a working convoluted set of workarounds that are no longer necessary, Microsoft have simplified their Windows Deployment and hence made installation of Windows 8.1 far easier. There are some more in depth notes which explain in more detail how to determine your license type and explain how the activation mechanisms and if necessary workarounds work.įor all intents and purposes Windows 8.0 Service Pack 1 is Windows 8.1 so anything mentioned below that applies to Windows 8.1 also applies to Windows 8.0 unless specifically differentiated. How to retrieve Windows 8 and Windows 10/11 OEM product key from BIOS when using Linuxįirst, open the terminal application by pressing Ctrl – Alt + T keyboard shortcut.I start with a brief introduction into Window licensing and have put together my recommended mechanisms for downloading Windows installation media and activating your product depending on your license type.
This facility also provides a powerful feature to debug and test ACPI BIOS table compatibility quickly with the Linux kernel by changing the old platform provided ACPI tables or inserting new ACPI tables. The /sys/firmware/acpi/tables facility can be used by platform/BIOS vendors to provide a Linux compatible environment without modifying the underlying platform firmware. r- 1 root root 40 Jan 17 17:01 BOOTĭrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 17 17:01 data For example, type the following ls command: Say hello to /sys/firmware/acpi/tablesĪCPI tables can be retrieved via sysfs in latest Linux kernels. Let us see all the commands and examples in detail to located Windows 10/11 OEM serial number or key.
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