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Extract Windows license key from UEFI image on Linux

13 May 2025 - Thomas Damgaard

Boot up the Windows machine in Linux on a livecd.

Then run:

sudo strings /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/MSDM |less

The output will include the Windows license key in human readable form.

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