The Windows 8 computer product key is embedded in the motherboard BIOS

For users who purchase Windows laptops and desktops in many retail stores, you should be familiar with the labels attached to the back, bottom or manual of the machine. The product key for Windows will be printed. The existence of such a tag is actually a little problem. For example, anyone can easily get this key from this relatively clear location and legally activate the Windows system on other machines. In addition, the computer has been used for a long time, and the words on the label will wear out. If the key is not clear or the manual is lost, it will be more troublesome to reinstall the system. Windows 8 has designed a new key storage solution for this: it is placed on the motherboard BIOS.

For Windows 8 users, Microsoft has changed the process of requiring users to install a Windows system with painstaking key input, embedding key information into the BIOS. Remove the label that was originally posted on the PC, to prevent the malicious elements from maliciously obtaining the user's key, and secondly, there is no need to worry about accidentally tearing up or the label being illegible. Thirdly, the user is also facing the keyboard. The trouble of typing alphanumeric. For machines pre-installed with Windows 8, if the user needs to reinstall the system, the installer will automatically obtain the product key from the motherboard BIOS, without the user having to manually enter it. This means that the key label will no longer appear on future Windows 8 devices. However, this mechanism seems to be facing some problems. For example, if a user purchases a laptop with a pre-installed Windows 8 standard, then the user wants to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, and they will run into problems. According to technology blog Ghacks, Windows will check the key information on the motherboard BIOS during the installation process to activate the current version of Windows instead of the Professional version. And if the user intends to assemble a machine by himself, there is no Windows 8 product key information on the motherboard, and how to purchase a Windows 8 retail version.