W?ndows 10 full format without losing my license?

[x3phobia]

I have bad sectors on my drive WD 1TB. I heard that full format the drive will locate bad sectors and exclude them.How can I perform a full format on the OS's drive without losing my Windows license.

 

[jagmag]

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[jagmag]

also note that after this there may be shortage of storage space as bad sectors will be ignored

 

[blackjif]

You can backup the key...
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/How-to-backup-Windows-85379640

 

[4nerd]

also you can use those Progs:

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/windows-9-product-key-viewer.30363/ //should work for UEFI below you can Download from the Mirror Link there are also scrpit
https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pkeyuibx-v151.zip
Mirrors:
https://www.deskmodder.de/wiki/index.php/Key_Seriennummer_aus_Bios_UEFI_auslesen_Windows_10
http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/winproductkey/

 

[frozyeah]

If you have a disk/in cloud, yo can download license Windows again, formating delete anything(without BIOS, because he installed in motherboard)

 

[Dragonix12]

This might be not so useful but, you do not need a license to use Windows 10 fully. When you format your hard drive, you can reinstall Windows 10 with a media creation tool and just choose not to register a license to it. The only things that will really be restricted on a free copy of Windows 10 are cosmetics and even you can find work arounds for that. There are hard drive repair companies but those could cost you a lot and you'd rather buy a new windows license.