Select your USB drive, pick the FAT32 file system, and check the “Create a bootable disk using” box. Once you have both, connect a USB drive and launch Rufus. For example, if the other PC’s drive is D:, you’ll need to point it at D:\Windows. In the Select Source window, select “Load the product keys from external Windows directory” and point it at the Windows directory on the drive from the other PC. Click File > Select Source to choose the secondary drive. Whatever option you choose, once the drive is plugged in and appears in Windows, go ahead and run ProduKey, just like you would on a functioning computer described in the previous section. You can then insert the drive into an internal drive bay on a working computer, or use an SATA hard drive docking station, like the one shown below. This will be easier on some computers than others-for example, many laptops aren’t designed to be easily opened, while desktops generally are. If you’d like to do this, you’ll need to shut down the broken computer, open it up, and remove its internal drive. You just need to remove the drive, connect it to a functional computer, and point ProduKey at it. If you have a computer that won’t boot, you can recover its keys as long as the hard drive still works. It’s that easy! How to Recover Keys From a Separate Hard Drive Write down any product keys you want to keep and store them in a safe place.
