


Product Key Scanner v1.03
Copyright (c) 2021 - 2024 Nir Sofer
Web site: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_key_scanner.html



Description
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Product Key Scanner is a tool that scans the Registry of Windows
Operating system and finds the product keys of Windows and other
Microsoft products. You can scan the Registry of your current running
system, as well as you can scan the Registry from external hard drive
plugged to your computer.
When scanning the product keys of your current running system, you can
also search product key stored in BIOS, and search product keys by using
WMI.




System Requirements
===================

This tool works on any version of Windows, starting from Windows XP, and
up to Windows 11. Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported.



Known Limitations
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* If you purchased a computer from a large company, the product key
  displayed by this tool might be different from the product key you see
  on the sticker. It happens because the company uses the same duplicated
  disk with the same product key on all computers of the same model.
* You might see the same product key multiple times, simply because
  it's stored in multiple locations or because the key was found with
  multiple scan methods (Registry, BIOS, WMI).
* This tool can find your product key only if it's stored on your
  systems. For some license types, the product key is not stored in the
  Registry at all.



Version History
===============


* Version 1.03:
  o Added 'Sort By' toolbar button.
  o Fixed issue: When copying data to the clipboard or exporting to
    tab-delimited file, every line contained an empty field in the end of
    the line.

* Version 1.02:
  o Updated to stop the scanning process when you press the Esc key.
  o Fixed the default columns size in high DPI mode.

* Version 1.01:
  o Added option to choose another font (name and size) to display in
    the main window.
  o Added option to change the sorting column from the menu (View ->
    Sort By). Like the column header click sorting, if you click again
    the same sorting menu item, it'll switch between ascending and
    descending order.

* Version 1.00 - First release.



Start Using Product Key Scanner
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Product Key Scanner doesn't require any installation process or
additional DLL files. In order to start using it, simply run the
executable file - ProductKeyScanner.exe
After running ProductKeyScanner.exe, the 'Scan Options' window is
displayed, and you can choose to scan your current running system or to
scan a system on external hard drive.

Choose the desired options, and then click the 'Ok' button in order to
start searching product keys of Microsoft products on your system.

After the scan is finished, you can select one or more items in the main
window (or press Ctrl+A to select all items), and then export them to
csv/tab-delimited/XML/HTML file by using the 'Save Selected Items'
option. You can also copy the selected items to the clipboad (Ctrl+C) and
then paste them to Excel or other application. You can use the 'Copy
Product Key' option (Ctrl+K) if you want to copy to the clipboard only
the product key.



Translating Product Key Scanner to other languages
==================================================

In order to translate Product Key Scanner to other language, follow the
instructions below:
1. Run Product Key Scanner with /savelangfile parameter:
   ProductKeyScanner.exe /savelangfile
   A file named ProductKeyScanner_lng.ini will be created in the folder
   of Product Key Scanner utility.
2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text
   editor.
3. Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally,
   you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site.
   (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information,
   it'll be used in the 'About' window.
4. After you finish the translation, Run ProductKeyScanner.exe, and
   all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
   If you want to run Product Key Scanner without the translation, simply
   rename the language file, or move it to another folder.



License
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This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via CD-ROM, DVD, Internet, or in any other way,
as long as you don't charge anything for this and you don't sell it or
distribute it as a part of commercial product. If you distribute this
utility, you must include all files in the distribution package, without
any modification !



Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.



Feedback
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If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my
utility, you can send a message to support@nirsoft.net
