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I need to file a support request to Microsoft, and will need my Product ID (PID) for this.
Annoyingly, the official knowledge base does not contain an answer to Windows 8 users on where to find this.
Kiwi
Posted 2012-10-28T15:18:14.183
Reputation: 506
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To find the PID, you need to go to your System page, which can be done by one of three ways:
Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System by copy-pasting this into the “address bar” of an Explorer window.
Press Win + X and click on Control Panel. After this, go to System.
Use the desktop Charm to go to Control Panel. Go to System afterwards.
Or do as @avirk and press Win + Break/Pause.
In here, you will find the information you need at the bottom:
Kiwi
Posted 2012-10-28T15:18:14.183
Reputation: 506
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Just press the Win+PauseBreak and you will able to see the sytem information windows and at the bottom you will see the Product ID of Windows.
avirk
Posted 2012-10-28T15:18:14.183
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2Didn't know about the shortcut, thanks! – Bojan Kogoj – 2012-10-28T16:35:51.240
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@BojanKogoj if you interested in shortcuts see http://superuser.com/questions/466789/what-are-the-new-shortcuts-for-windows-8
– avirk – 2012-10-28T16:41:01.2670
Simply use Win+Pause/Break to open the System window. Then, scroll down to Windows activation and you will see the Product ID listed there.
Aditya
Posted 2012-10-28T15:18:14.183
Reputation: 731
Well you should activate Windows :-) – pratnala – 2012-10-28T15:23:02.773
I actually can’t, smartypants, but that’s a different SU question for another time. ;p – Kiwi – 2012-10-28T15:51:08.963
It is not genuine eh? :P – pratnala – 2012-10-28T16:45:04.543
It is. I’ll just wait and see what Microsoft have to say, once they respond at some point tomorrow. – Kiwi – 2012-10-28T17:26:05.617
1oh i see... good luck :) – pratnala – 2012-10-28T17:27:36.300