This article is for informational and educational purposes only. Windows Vista is an end-of-life operating system (Microsoft ended support on April 11, 2017). Using unauthorized product keys is a violation of software licensing agreements.
This is the for archival use.
To find or use a product key for Windows Vista Starter, you should look for the original physical stickers provided by the manufacturer. Because this edition was primarily for developing markets, it is almost exclusively found on OEM hardware Locating Your Product Key The product key is a unique 25-character code (formatted as XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX ). You can find it in the following places: Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker windows vista starter product key top