Acer Nitro 5 - is Windows 11 key required after USB-reinstalling Windows? If yes, where to find key?

acuer5snid

1. ✅ I did a reset (with cloud download, delete everything, fully clean, etc.) of my Acer Nitro 5 (AN515) - all went well
   
2. ✅ Decided to install/update drivers using the Snappy Driver Installer (SDI) software
   
3. ✅ The SDI identified 36 or 45 (don't remember exactly) drivers that needed to be installed/updated
   
4. ✅ PC (Acer Nitro 5) started rebooting after the drivers were downloaded
   
5. ❌ From here, I do not exactly remember what happened, but I think the PC did not complete the reboot and Windows 11 crashed
   
6. ❌ Then Automatic Repair > Advanced Options > Troubleshoot > Reset this PC (for the second time after resetting in step 1.)
   1. Just like I did in Step 1., I selected "Cloud download" as opposed to "Local install"; only this time the PC failed to reset ❗️❗️❗️
   2. I started over and opted for "Local install", but it failed again❗️❗️❗️(forgot the reason displayed though)
      
7. So I went Automatic Repair > Advanced Options > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options
   1. "Uninstall updates" - failed to execute/did not work
   2. Started over and selected "System restore" instead of "Uninstall updates" - Windows 11 crashed completely with the blue screen popping up over and over after every reboot with the error code "Inaccessible Boot Device"

So I am stuck here.

After internet research, I concluded I needed to reinstall Windows 11 with a USB.

HOWEVER, AFTER RE-INSTALLING WINDOWS 11, WILL I BE ASKED TO INSERT WINDOWS 11 PRODUCT KEY ❓️

I KNOW THE WINDOWS 11 KEY IS EMBEDDED IN THE SYSTEM BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WILL STILL STAY IN THE SYSTEM AFTER RE-INSTALLING WITH A USB OR IT WILL GET ERASED

PLEASE HELP🙏

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/708868/acer-nitro-5-is-windows-11-key-required-after-usb-reinstalling-windows-if-yes-where-to-find-key

No, the OEM license stays onboard but if this laptop was bought without an OS (Free DOS) then a digital W11 license was bough that works with the e-mail address, not a product key (be aware of the illegit "product keys"). I don't recommend using 3rd-party installers like IObit, Driver Booster and this Snappy Driver (bloatware); use this professional tutorial: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/clean-install-windows-11.99/