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How to: Locate the Visual Studio Product Key
Visual Studio 2013
You may want to locate the product key for Visual Studio when you are working with customer support, upgrading from a trial version, or updating your own records.
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To find the product key for Team Foundation Server, follow the steps in Locate or Change the Product Key for Team Foundation Server. |
To find the product key for Visual Studio Professional, Visual Studio Premium, Visual Studio Ultimate, Visual Studio Test Professional, or Visual Studio Express edition
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Look for the product key in one of these locations:
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On the installation media.
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On the MSDN Subscriptions page of the Microsoft website.
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Documentation or other communication from the vendor from whom you purchased the software.
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The Visual Studio Express editions use identical keys. To get the product key for a Visual Studio Express edition, register again and the key is provided.
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