If you have a PC with a UEFI bios running Windows 8 or later and you need to retrieve the unique OEM product key that was used to install Windows on the machine, you can do this by opening an admin-level command prompt and typing the following command:
wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
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