All about Product Keys and Their Usage


What is the product key?

During the installation of any software, it demands a code. This alphanumeric code is the product key of the software. Every software has its product key, which ensures that the software is bought legally like Microsoft office key. In these days, most of the software and operating systems like Windows require product keys during their installation. Mainly for the payable software, product keys are essential. For some software, product activation is also needed, which assures about the legal programme installation. But for free software, product keys are not necessarily.


How to use a product key?

Product keys work like a password. They are given to the buyer of the software during its purchase. One unique product key can be used particularly for that specific software. Without a product key, a payable programme will not run, or the buyer can use only its trial version for a few days. Some product keys can only be used by a specific buyer as there are unique product keys for each buyer. In other cases, the same product key can be used by multiple users. For multiple-user product keys, there are usually a fixed number of user slots. If the slots are filled up, no new user can use the same product key anymore.

Microsoft Windows and Office product keys:

All Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office tools have unique product keys. The user needs to use Microsoft office key during its installation in order to use the full version of it. Microsoft office key and Windows key are usually given on a product key sticker which has 25 alphanumeric characters.


What can we do if we lose a product key?

Product keys are needed during the installation of any programme. If one loses a product key, they will find difficulty during re-installation of that software. But there is a solution. The user does not have to re-purchase the software; instead, they can use a product key finder to find the lost product key. When we install any new window, the Windows key is usually encoded and restored in the system registry. A product key finder can find that lost Windows key  so that the user can reuse it.

Can we get product keys without buying the software?

Different sites generate product keys. But those keygen programmes contain malware that can harm a system. So buying the software legally is highly recommended.


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