Scan your PC or old drives to recover Windows, Office, Adobe and 10,000+ software activation keys — before you format and lose them permanently.
Software activation keys are stored in the Windows registry. A clean install wipes the entire registry — Windows, Office, Adobe and every locally activated program loses its key permanently. If you didn't save it beforehand, repurchasing or lengthy account recovery are your only options.
Product Key Recovery Tool scans your current installation and exports all stored activation keys before you format — and can also read keys from old, non-bootable or damaged drives connected to your PC.
All processing stays local — nothing transmitted, nothing modified.
Extract your Windows activation key and all Microsoft Office versions — 2007 and beyond.
Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign and other Adobe products stored locally in the registry.
AutoCAD, CorelDRAW, VMware, WinZip, TechSmith and thousands of professional tools and utilities.
Battlefield, Command & Conquer, Need for Speed and hundreds of older game titles stored in the registry.
Connect an old, non-bootable or corrupted drive and scan it — recover keys even after a system failure.
Antivirus, VPN and firewall application license keys stored in the Windows registry across all versions.
The registry stores activation codes for virtually every installed program. Product Key Recovery Tool uses deep-registry scanning to locate keys that basic tools miss — including legacy software, older games and programs no longer sold anywhere.
For classic games and older software with no account-based reactivation, the registry key is the only path back. Save it before you format.
If your PC has already failed or you need to recover keys from an old installation, Product Key Recovery Tool can scan any connected Windows drive — even if it won't boot. Connect via USB enclosure or SATA adapter and scan directly.
This is the only recovery path after a hard drive failure or accidental format, and works even on partially corrupted drives as long as the registry hive is readable.
Many Windows 11 users aren't sure which type of activation they have. It matters — one requires saving a key, the other doesn't.
Tied to your Microsoft account and hardware. Windows reactivates automatically after reinstall when you sign in with the same account. No product key needed.
Common on: PCs pre-installed with Windows 10/11, free upgrade from Windows 7/8/10
A 25-character key required to reactivate after reinstall. Must be saved before formatting — once the registry is wiped, it's gone.
Common on: Retail boxed copies, volume licensing, OEM keys not in BIOS firmware
Product Key Recovery Tool is digitally signed and continuously maintained. Everything runs on your machine — no keys transmitted, uploaded or stored externally.
From download to exported backup in under three minutes.
Run the tool on your current installation or connect an old drive. It scans the registry and detects installed software, games and Windows activation data automatically.
→Instantly see all recovered product keys organized by software name and version. The trial shows keys partially masked — upgrade to view the full key.
→Export all recovered keys to text or CSV. Save to USB before your reinstall — every key is ready for reactivation on your fresh Windows installation.
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Main interface
Software & game keys
External drive scan
The trial scans and shows keys partially masked — verify they exist before purchasing.
⚠ Once you format, recovery is permanently impossible — export your data first.
Buy Now — $19.95System requirements: Windows XP · Vista · 7 · 8 · 8.1 · 10 · 11 · 256MB RAM · 20MB free space
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"My PC crashed and I thought I'd lost my Windows and Office keys forever. Connected the old drive, ran this tool, and had them both in 30 seconds. Incredible."
"Use this before every Windows reinstall for clients. Finds keys for software they've forgotten they even had. The external drive scanning feature is particularly useful."
"Found keys for software I bought years ago that I couldn't locate the original emails for. Saved me from repurchasing two programs. Simple and fast."
