How to find the Windows 8 serial number on an Aspire XC600

DeanDanis
DeanDanis Member Posts: 1 New User
edited March 2024 in 2020 Archives
I hope someone can help me. I have an old Aspire XC600 and the drive went so I can't boot up the system anymore. Never created backup recovery media, so I thought I'd look it up on acer.com. The PC is too old to be supported and according to the support person, I would have to go to Capital Data for recovery media. The Windows serial number is not printed on the box for this model so I was wondering if there's any way to determine the Windows 8 serial number that came with this box rather than by booting it up.

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 36,009 Trailblazer
    The Windows activation key is stored as part of the UEFI BIOS, so a reinstall of the OS should activate without having to type a key in.
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