Finding win8.1 product key

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I'm changing my motherboard, so I need the product key to reactivate windows. No sticker on or inside the case and nothing in the documentation.
It's a Medion pre-assembled and installed machine.

At the bottom of my System page it shows a key for win 8.1.
Is this what I want? Will it suffice to reactivate windows?
It seems obvious but everything I've googled says the key is hard to find in the registry.
Thanks.
 
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For a preinstalled 8 or 8.1, it is indeed licensed to that original motherboard.
You'll probably have to go through the manufacturer for an install disk and key. Talk to them and see what happens.
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That still doesn't get around the issue of:
1. Not having an install disk
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2. That key being licensed to that original motherboard.
 
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Thanks for the feedback. I have a recovery disk that came with the pc. Will that do?
I'm still trying to work out what actually happens when I restart windows with my new motherboard.
 
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That's exactly what it says, unfortunately.

So, I need the key from Medion as well as an installation disk.
Would I be right in saying they don't have to provide either?

Thanks for the responses.
 
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I 'think' they actually have to provide the key. Install media may be a different thing, though.
 
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